Article types
When you submit to a journal you will be asked to select an article type for your manuscript. The most common article types are
- Paper
- Reports of high-quality original research with conclusions representing a significant advance in the field.
- Letter
- Outstanding concise articles, reporting important, new and timely developments. You are required to upload a justification statement along with your submission.
- Topical review
- Written by leading researchers in their fields, these articles present the background to and overview of a particular field, and the current state of the art.
- Comment
- Comment or criticism on (the final, published Version of Record) work previously published in the journal. If the Comment is deemed appropriate, the author(s) of the original article will be invited to submit a Reply.
- Corrigendum
- An article to correct an omission or error in an author’s article.
- Addendum
- Additional information for work previously published in the journal, usually written by the original author(s). The content is considered insufficient for a research article.