co-author time

Is the topic relevant to the journal’s target scope?

Whether the author team knows enough about the topic to write an authoritative review

Published closely related review articles within 2 years

15-20 research papers related to the topic within 5 years

Whether the chosen topic is focused enough to be manageable but broad enough to attract a large number of readers

Is the author team interested and enthusiastic about the topic?

The scope of the review should be succinctly stated in a clear, understandable and engaging manner.

The title should be a stand-alone sentence that can be split into two parts with a colon or hyphen

Avoid abbreviations unless they are common and do not require definition

Briefly outline the background and highlight its novelty and importance, and summarize the specific objectives or key messages of the review

The abstract of a review article is usually a single paragraph and does not include references.

Minimize abbreviations and obscure technical terms, but include keywords

Provide more detailed background/contextual information

This section should be written as continuous prose and should be supported with quotes and numbers (or other display items) if appropriate. Specific findings are usually not discussed in depth in the introduction.

The central part of a review, usually divided into subheadings appropriate to specific topics

All sections have independent introductions and conclusions

Charts, tables, and other display items should be used to aid understanding and segmentation of longer sections of text.

Detailed discussion of research findings relevant to the topic

Related studies should be discussed together to illustrate the connections between documents and form a coherent narrative

Emphasize the significance of research findings and critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of individual articles rather than just listing the facts

Care should be taken when citing original articles reporting specific findings, and the overall discussion should be balanced

Provides summaries of central topics and take-home messages

Authors' perspectives, key challenges, and outstanding issues for future research may also be provided

Usually continuous prose, may also use a list of items to emphasize important points

May include supporting references

This section lists all references cited in the text of the review article or its figures

illustration

photo

Cartoon

Infographic

chart

6000 words with at least 4 different display items

Content and accessibility

Format and style

timeliness

Worth reflecting on

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The title of the review article is more creative

Communicate the scope of the review article accurately and clearly and concisely

Avoid puns that only certain groups will understand

Instead of outlining your experimental methods, results and conclusions, focus on highlighting what the topic is and why it is important and interesting

Express your own opinions freely