Preparing a submission for Laboratory Medicine
Laboratory Medicine sets its own submission rules: length and word limits, the required citation and reference style, figure and table formatting, and editorial policies. Scraiber tracks 40 requirements for Laboratory Medicine and rewrites your manuscript to meet each one.
Instead of checking each rule by hand, import your draft into Scraiber, select Laboratory Medicine, and let it rewrite your text to match: the exact word limits, reference style and structure, so your paper is submission-ready.
If the paper was rejected elsewhere, most of the work in retargeting Laboratory Medicine is mechanical: the reference style changes, headings and sections move, word and abstract limits differ, and the declarations have to follow Laboratory Medicine's own template. Scraiber applies those changes to the draft you already have instead of you rebuilding the manuscript by hand.
Manuscript types at Laboratory Medicine
Laboratory Medicine documents its author requirements per manuscript type: Article, Case Study, Editorial, Focused Report, Letter to the Editor, Mini-Review, Review, Special Report. The rules differ between them, so Scraiber applies the set that matches the type you are submitting.
What Laboratory Medicine specifies
These are the areas Laboratory Medicine writes rules for. Scraiber holds the exact value behind each one and applies it to your draft.
- Length & word limits 3 rules: abstract word limit, reference limit, word limit.
- Citations & references 2 rules: citation style, reference abbreviations.
- Formatting & submission 11 rules: author contributions, competing interests, contributor roles, cover letter, data availability, display item limit, ethics statement, in text citation format, line numbering, line spacing, units.
What Scraiber changes in your manuscript
Scraiber rewrites the parts of your draft that Laboratory Medicine constrains: it brings sections within the required lengths, converts in-text citations and the bibliography to the required style, adjusts headings and structure, and flags the declarations Laboratory Medicine expects. Your argument, results and voice stay yours — only what the journal dictates changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the submission requirements for Laboratory Medicine?
- Laboratory Medicine has 40 documented author requirements covering length limits, citation style, figures, tables and submission policies. Sign in to Scraiber to see each exact value and rewrite your manuscript to match.
- Which citation style does Laboratory Medicine use?
- Scraiber tracks Laboratory Medicine's required reference style and reformats your citations to it automatically. Open the journal in Scraiber to apply it to your document.
- Can I automatically format my paper for Laboratory Medicine?
- Yes. Paste or import your draft into Scraiber, pick Laboratory Medicine, and it rewrites your text to meet the journal's requirements: length, references, structure and more.
- How do I reformat a paper rejected by another journal for Laboratory Medicine?
- Import the manuscript you already submitted elsewhere, select Laboratory Medicine, and Scraiber rewrites it against Laboratory Medicine's requirements: reference style, length limits, structure and declarations. You never start from a blank page.
- How long does it take to prepare a manuscript for Laboratory Medicine?
- Minutes rather than an evening. The rewrite runs on your existing draft, so what disappears is the manual pass over every formatting rule.
- Does Laboratory Medicine have different requirements per manuscript type?
- Yes. Laboratory Medicine documents separate requirements per manuscript type. Pick your type in Scraiber and it applies that set to your document.
- Do I have to redo my references for Laboratory Medicine?
- No. Scraiber converts your existing citations and bibliography to the reference style Laboratory Medicine requires, including the in-text citation format.
Official author guidelines: academic.oup.com