Instructions for authors
Manuscript type description
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Manuscript Type
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Description |
| Clinical Investigation | Articles that detail studies involving human subjects. |
| Laboratory Investigation | Articles that detail studies involving animal subjects or bench tests. |
| Scientific Paper (Other) | Articles that are not clinical or laboratory investigations, but fit into the Scientific Paper category, such as meta-analyses and systematic reviews. |
| Technical Note | Articles detailing novel techniques and their application in experimental or clinical settings. |
| Review Article | Articles examining the progress of treatments and techniques over a specified time. Note: Any article that involves either a “systematic review” or “meta-analysis” should not be submitted as a review article. |
| Case Report | Articles detailing treatments of specific patients. |
| Cutting Edge | Short article addressing current hot topics or latest developments in interventional radiology, or in fields which may directly influence interventional radiology. |
| Letter to the Editor | Unstructured communications in letter format. |
| Editorial | Short opinionated paper on a current trending topic, submitted upon invitation only. |
| Commentary | Succinct commentary on a recently published article/scientific data/new trend(s), submitted upon invitation only. |
Manuscript submission formats and guidelines
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Manuscript Type
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Maximum number of words/pages (main text)* |
Structure of the main text | Images |
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Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) |
Max. 2400 words / 8 pages |
• Structured abstract (250 words) • Keywords • Introduction • Materials & Methods/Results/Discussion • Conclusion • References • Images/Tables (if any) |
Max. 6 |
| Technical Note | Max. 1200 words / 4 pages |
• Structured abstract (250 words) • Keywords • Introduction • Materials & Methods/Results/Discussion • Conclusion • References • Images/Tables (if any) |
Max. 6 |
| Review Article | Max. 3000 words / 10 pages |
• Simple abstract (125 words) • Keywords • Format will vary • References • Images/Tables (if any) |
Max. 10 |
| Case Report | Max. 1000 words / 3 pages |
• Simple abstract (125 words) • Keywords • Introduction • Case Report(s) • Discussion/Conclusion • References (Max 10) • Images/Tables (if any) |
Max- 3 |
| Cutting Edge | Max. 800 words / 1 page |
• No Abstract required • Keywords • Unstructured main text • Limited number of references (Max. 5) |
Max. 1 |
| Letter to the Editor | Max. 600 words / 1 page |
• No Abstract required • Unstructured main text • Limited number of references (Max. 5) |
Max. 3 |
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Editorial Commentary |
Max. 600 words / 1 page |
• No Abstract required • Unstructured main text • Limited number of references (Max. 5) |
Max. 1 |
* Keywords, references, COI/Ethics statement, images, tables and separate title page are not included in word count.
Abstract
Some of the above manuscript types require a structured abstract; some only require a simple abstract, and some require no abstract at all.
• A structured abstract has a limit of 250 words and should be separated into brief paragraphs with headings that match the sections of the main text (e.g., introduction,
materials and methods, results, discussion). Please use the structured abstract for clinical and laboratory investigations, scientific paper (other) and technical note.
• A simple abstract has a limit of 125 words and should consist of one paragraph detailing the content of the paper. Please use the simple abstract for review article and case
report.
For additional information regarding specific manuscript requirements, visit the Springer CVIR website Instructions for Authors and expand the section titled “Types of Papers” to download
the CVIR Manuscript Type Manual.
Figures and figure legends
Figures together with figure legends must be placed at the end of the manuscript, after references. Additionally, please upload figures and images in high resolution separately in Editorial
Manager when submitting your manuscript.
Citation and references
Reference citation in the text should be included in square brackets [ ]. References should be listed in the order they appear in the text.
Abbreviations and acronyms
Abbreviations and acronyms should be defined at first mention as of the section “Introduction”. Please do not use abbreviations and acronyms in the abstract, and minimise the use of abbreviations
and acronyms in the manuscript title.
Compliance with Ethical Standards
Please always include a separate section “Compliance with Ethical Standards” at the end of the Title Page.
Do not …include acknowledgments in your manuscript text.
Rather, include your acknowledgments at the bottom of your separately-submitted Title Page (feel free to name names here, as the title page is not viewable by our reviewers).
Do not …submit in PDF format any documents that are for review (such as main text, tables, images, etc.).
All items for review should be submitted preferably in .doc, .rtf, .tif, .jpg, .eps, .mov, or .mp4 format. Videos and big sized tables should be submitted as supplementary material.
Do not …leave any co-authors off your list during the submission process.
All authors are notified when a manuscript is received, and when a decision is made on a manuscript. If a co-author is left out of the list upon submission, we will return the manuscript to the
author’s Submission Center for correction.
Do not …forget to thoroughly review your PDF proof before clicking “Submit.”
Before you click “Submit,” please make sure that your submission is completely blinded for review, and that all uploaded documents / figures / tables appear correctly in the PDF.
If you have any other submission questions, please contact the Journal’s Editorial Office (JEO) using the “Contact Us” function in the main menu of Editorial Manager.
English Language Support, by CVIR's publisher SpringerNature
For editors and reviewers to accurately assess the work presented in your manuscript you need to ensure the English language is of sufficient quality to be understood. If you need help with writing in English you should consider:
»Asking a colleague who is a native English speaker to review your manuscript for clarity.
»Visiting the English language tutorial which covers the common mistakes when writing in English.
»Using a professional language editing service where editors will improve the English to ensure that your meaning is clear and identify problems that require your review. Two such services are provided by our affiliates Nature Research Editing Service and American Journal Experts. Springer authors are entitled to a 10% discount on their first submission to either of these services, simply follow the links below.
Please note that the use of a language editing service is not a requirement for publication in this journal and does not imply or guarantee that the article will be selected for peer review or accepted.
If your manuscript is accepted it will be checked by our copyeditors for spelling and formal style before publication.