Review your own work
Manuscript formatting workflow
Free self-review resources for author guidelines, tables, references and anonymisation.
01
Start with current author guidelines
Check article type, word limits, title page, file format and required declarations. The target journal’s template takes precedence over generic examples.
Guideline checklist →02
Make tables readable
Check headings, units, notes and abbreviations. The formatter does not calculate new statistics or produce findings.
Open table formatter →03
Check the blinded review file
If required by the journal, inspect visible identifiers together with document properties, comments and tracked changes.
Anonymisation guide →