Specifics of this article type:
Critical reviews should provide an overview on emerging techniques or state-of-the-art topics with an up-to-date and innovative approach. They should serve the radiological and scientific community and allow its members to have access to the best evidence-based knowledge and to foresee the impact of new approaches within the healthcare cycle. They might find common concepts from reviewed material, test a hypothesis based on published evidence, or analyse systematic discrepancies to consolidate what has been achieved.
The abstract of a review article is not required to be structured, but should summarise the main issues of the article.
Limits:
Max. 5,000 words (main text document excl. references and legends), 5 tables and 12 figures.
Submission documents:
Required:
- Cover letter (following the instructions)
- Title page
- Main text document (title, abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, optional: figure/table legends)
- Declarations (using the template)
- Graphical abstract (using the template)
Optional:
- Figures Tables (in editable format)
- Electronic Supplementary Material (in editable format)
Detailed instructions and templates can be found here