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Life Kidney Journal

Life Kidney will primarily publish Original articles and Review articles. Other article types including Minireviews, Resources, Methods, Perspectives, Letters, Research highlights, Clinical and Translational studies and Editorials will also be considered. The major articles types are detailed as following:

Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 6,000−8,000

Original Article is a full paper containing original and significant work that is of general interest in the field. Each submission should contain the following sections: abstract, introduction, results, discussion, materials and methods, references.

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 100

  • tables and figures—maximum of 10 figures and 6 tables

Letter—maximum word count: 3,000

Letter is a concise and rapid report of novel findings that are brief in nature but of great interest to the metabolism community. It should contain a brief experimental section. No structured sections required for Letters.

  • abstract—no abstract.

  • keywords—no keywords

  • references—maximum references: 12

  • figures—maximum of 1 figure

Method—Maximum Word Count: 6,000−8,000

Method publishes novel methods and significant improvements in metabolic research techniques. Each submission should contain the following sections: abstract, introduction, results, discussion, materials and methods, references.

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 100

  • tables and figures—maximum of 10 figures and 6 tables

Resource—Maximum Word Count: 6,000−8,000

Resource features significant technological advances, as well as important databases relevant to metabolism. Each submission should contain the following sections: abstract, introduction, results, discussion, materials and methods, references.

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 100

  • tables and figures—maximum of 10 figures and 6 tables

Clinical and Translational Study—Maximum Word Count: 6,000−8,000

Clinical and translational study links the bench with the bedside, backed by preclinical and clinical mechanisms. Each submission should contain the following sections: abstract, introduction, results, discussion, materials and methods, references.

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 100

  • tables and figures—maximum of 10 figures and 6 tables

Technical Note—maximum word count: 3,000−6,000

Technical note is a relatively short article that describes a new technique, procedure, or device on the bench or beside. It can also describe a modification of an existing device, procedure, or technique. No structured sections required for Technical Note.

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 100

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 100

  • tables and figures—maximum of 4 figures and 4 tables

Review Article—invited only; maximum word count: 15,000

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 250

  • tables and figures—maximum of 6 figures and 6 tables

No structured sections required for Review Articles.

Minireview—invited only; maximum word count: 10,000

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 150

  • tables and figures—maximum of 6 figures and 6 tables

No structured sections required for Minireview.

Practice Guideline—invited only; maximum word count: 6,000−8,000

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 250

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 150

  • tables and figures—maximum of 6 figures and 6 tables

No structured sections required for Practice Guideline.

Perspective—invited only, maximum word count: 3,000−6,000

  • abstract—unstructured abstract; maximum word count: 100

  • keywords—maximum keywords: 6. Each keyword can be a maximum of 15 characters.

  • references—maximum references: 100

  • tables and figures—maximum of 4 figures and 4 tables

No structured sections required for Perspectives.

Research Highlight—invited only; maximum word count: 3,000

  • abstract—no abstract; a brief stand first of only one or two sentences.

  • keywords—no keywords

  • references—maximum references: 10

  • figures—maximum of 1 figure

No structured sections required for Research Highlights.

Editorial—invited only, maximum word count: 3,000

  • abstract—no abstract; a brief stand first of only one or two sentences.

  • keywords—no keywords

  • references—maximum references: 10

  • figures—maximum of 2 figures

No structured sections required for Editorials.

Third-Party Permissions

If you wish to reproduce any material for which you do not own the copyright—including quotations, tables, or images—you must obtain permission from the copyright holder. The permissions agreement must include the following documents:

  • nonexclusive rights to reproduce the material in your article in Life Metabolism

  • both print and electronic rights, preferably for use in any form or medium

  • lifetime rights to use the material

  • worldwide English-language rights

Manuscript Preparation: Format, Structure, and Style

Pre-submission Language Editing

If you are not confident in the quality of your English, you may wish to use a language-editing service to ensure that editors and reviewers understand your paper. Language editing is optional and does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted. Edited manuscripts will still undergo peer review by the journal.

Title Page

Please include the following:

  • the title of your paper

  • all author names and affiliations

  • mailing address and email address of the corresponding author(s)

  • a short running head of 50 characters or less

Abstract

Abstracts have a maximum length of 250 words and must not contain reference citations or abbreviations.

Style

The journal follows Oxford SCIMED style. Please refer to these requirements when preparing your manuscript. More information on the style guide is available. [UK/US] spelling should be used throughout, except in quotations and in references.

Abbreviations

Please define nonstandard abbreviations at the first occurrence.

Tables

You must number all tables (e.g., table 1, table 2, table 3) and reference them in the text. You must place all tables at the end of the main text. Tables should be in an editable format, and not embedded as an image file.

References

You may format references in any readable style at submission. You are responsible for the accuracy of reference information. Style files for reference managers

Acknowledgments and Funding

Acknowledgments and funding information should be included at the end of your manuscript. Please fully cite any relevant funding information, including specific grant numbers.

LaTeX

Information on LaTeX files and formatting is available on website of Life Metabolism.

Figures

You must include figure titles and legends within the manuscript file—they should not be included in the image file.

You must submit each figure as an individual image file. Submit all panels of a multipanel figure on a single page as one file. For example, if the figure has 3 panels, the figure should be submitted as one file. Each panel should be labeled as a letter (a, b, c, d, etc.) in the upper-left corner of each panel.

Images of photographs or paintings can be provided as raster images. Common examples of raster images are .tif/.tiff, .raw, .gif, and .bmp file types. The resolution of raster files is measured by the number of dots or pixels in a given area, referred to as “dpi” or “ppi.”

  • minimum resolution required for printed images or pictures: 350 dpi

  • minimum resolution for printed line art: 600 dpi (complex or finely drawn line art should be 1200 dpi)

  • minimum resolution for electronic images (i.e., for on-screen viewing): 72 dpi

Images of maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams are best rendered digitally as geometric forms called vector graphics. Common file types are .eps, .ai, and .pdf. Vector images use mathematical relationships between points and the lines connecting them to describe an image. These file types do not use pixels; therefore resolution does not apply to vector images.

Figures prepared as .doc/.docx or .jpeg/.jpg files will not be accepted.

Supplementary Material

You must submit supplementary data or supplementary material at the same time as the main manuscript.

  • Supplementary material must be cited in the text of the main manuscript.

  • Supplementary material will be available online only and will not be copyedited or typeset.

  • Style and formatting of supplementary material should be consistent with that of the manuscript.

  • Supplementary material should be formatted to function on any internet browser.

  • Supplementary material files should be no larger than 2 MB each.