The Journal of Laryngology and Otology

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Please submit articles electronically using the ScholarOne Manuscripts submission site, for which you can find the link below: Submit An Article.

Please note that the journal uses software to screen papers where there is reason to believe that material may not be original. By submitting your paper you are agreeing to any necessary originality checks your paper may have to undergo during the peer review and production processes.

Authors should note that the editors may choose to publish accepted material in both paper and electronic formats or in electronic format only. Paper submissions may also be shortened, at the Editor’s discretion, with the full text version available in electronic format only.

Non-native English speakers are asked to check their manuscript with a native English speaker prior to submission.

The following will be considered:

Main Articles*: These should report clinical research or audit and should not normally exceed 7500 words. 

Review Articles* and Historical Articles will also be considered but should not exceed 3000 words unless specifically commissioned. Longer articles or theses will be considered for publication as Supplements but the authors will normally be expected to meet the costs of publication.

Systematic Reviews*: Authors of Systematic Reviews are advised to consult this journal's editorial (Sataloff et al Systematic and other Reviews; Criteria and other Complexities. J Laryngol Otol 2021; 135:565-7) and to conform to the PRISMA guidelines referenced there. The title should, ideally, pose a question to be addressed and specify that a Systematic Review +/- a Meta-analysis has been undertaken. The discussion should offer added content, with a critical appraisal of the studies referenced and, ideally, a meta-analysis. Submission should not normally exceed 7500 words.

Clinical Records* (Case Reports): These should be no more than 1500 words, with four authors as a maximum. To be accepted for publication case reports must convey a clinical message of exceptional value. Articles merely reporting cases of rare pathology are very unlikely to be deemed acceptable for publication. The search strategy used must be detailed.

Short Communications:* These should be articles illustrating surgical technique or the use of technical innovation. As with Clinical Records the manuscript should not exceed 1500 words and should have a maximum of four authors. Articles should be clearly illustrated with line art from a laser printer. Cross-hatching is allowed: do not use grey-tints.

Book Reviews and Letters to the Editor will also be considered.