Before submitting a manuscript to Clinical & Molecular Biomedicine (CMB), authors are strongly advised to review the following checklist to ensure that the submission is complete and compliant with journal requirements.

Authors should submit their manuscript through the journal’s online submission system.

Submit Manuscript: Submit Manuscript

Authors must follow the instructions provided on the submission page and upload all required manuscript files.

Before submission, authors must confirm that:

• The manuscript is original and unpublished.

• The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.

• All authors have approved the submission.

• The responsible authorities where the work was carried out have approved the submission, where applicable.

• The manuscript complies with the journal’s ethical and formatting requirements.

Authors must ensure that one author has been clearly designated as the corresponding author.

The corresponding author must provide complete contact details, including:

• Email address

• Full postal address

• Telephone number

Authors must ensure that all required files have been uploaded successfully, where applicable:

• Main manuscript file

• Title page

• Abstract

• Keywords

• Figure captions

• Tables

• Figures and artwork

• Supplementary materials

• Video or multimedia files

• Statements and declarations

• Permission documents for reused copyrighted material

Authors must provide editable source files at submission and revision.

For manuscript text, authors should submit files in common word-processing formats, such as:

• .doc

• .docx

• LaTeX

PDF files are not accepted as source files for manuscript submission.

Before submission, authors should check that:

• The manuscript uses a normal, plain font, such as 12-point Times Roman.

• The manuscript uses 1.5 line spacing.

• Pages are numbered using the automatic page numbering function.

• Tables are prepared using the table function, not spreadsheets.

• Equations are prepared using the equation editor or MathType.

• Tracked changes, strikethrough text, and unnecessary underlining have been removed, unless scientifically relevant.

Before submission, authors should ensure that:

• The manuscript has undergone spelling and grammar checks.

• The language is clear, concise, and accurate.

• The text is consistent in terminology, formatting, and style.

• All sections are complete and correctly organized.

Authors must confirm that:

• All references cited in the text are included in the reference list.

• All references listed are cited in the manuscript text.

• References are accurate, complete, and formatted consistently.

• Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are included where available.

Authors should ensure that:

• Tables are editable and not submitted as images.

• Tables are numbered consecutively and cited in the text.

• Figures are submitted as high-resolution files.

• Figures are numbered consecutively and cited in the text.

• Figure captions are included in the main manuscript file.

• Any reused figure, table, or image is properly acknowledged.

Where applicable, authors should confirm that:

• Supplementary files are complete and clearly labeled.

• Supplementary materials are cited in the manuscript text.

• Video or multimedia files are clearly named and described.

• Each video file includes a representative still image.

• Multimedia files comply with the journal’s file-size requirements.

Authors must provide all required declarations and statements, where applicable:

• Author Contributions statement

• Declaration of competing interests

• Funding statement

• Ethics approval statement

• Informed consent statement

• Consent to publish statement

• Data Availability Statement

• AI use disclosure, where applicable

For research involving human participants, human data, animals, or animal-derived materials, authors must ensure that:

• Ethics approval or exemption is clearly stated.

• The approving body, approval number, and approval date are provided, where applicable.

• Human studies comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

• Informed consent has been obtained from participants, where applicable.

• Consent to publish has been obtained for identifiable individual data, images, videos, or case details.

• Animal studies include appropriate information on ethical care, handling, and use of animals.

Authors must confirm that:

• Necessary permissions have been obtained for any copyrighted material reproduced from other sources.

• Permission covers both print and online publication.

• Reused material is properly acknowledged in the manuscript.

• Permission documentation is available and can be provided to the journal upon request.

A cover letter must accompany every submission. The cover letter should:

• Describe the scope, importance, and novelty of the manuscript.

• Disclose any potential competing interests.

• Confirm originality and exclusivity of submission to CMB.

• Acknowledge author contributions and funding sources.

• Suggest potential reviewers and optionally request exclusion of up to five reviewers.

• Provide complete contact details for all authors, clearly identifying the corresponding author.

Before clicking submit, authors should confirm that:

• All required files have been uploaded.

• All author details are correct.

• The manuscript follows the journal’s structure and formatting rules.

• References, tables, figures, and supplementary materials are complete.

• Ethical statements and declarations are included.

• Permissions have been obtained where required.

• The submission is complete, accurate, and ready for editorial assessment.