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(8) Special feature article

Special feature articles are invited papers highlighting the following aspects:
• hot topics in the field encompassed by Global Translational Medicine;
• new methodology and analysis methods that are of interest to the readers of Global Translational Medicine; and

• policies that are of interest to the researchers in the field of translational medicine.

Discussion outcomes stemming from meeting reports can be published in special feature articles, as long as they are relevant to the above-
mentioned aspects.
Special feature articles containing new ideas, data and/or perspectives may be subjected to peer review at editors’ discretion.
This article type typically has 5 tables and/or figures in total, approximately 70 references, and 7,000 words (inclusive of Abstract and
References).

(9) Erratum
Authors should contact the editors of Global Translational Medicine (editor.gtm@accscience.com) if certain errors made by the journal are
found. The editors will evaluate the impact of the errors and decide on the appropriate course of action. Any corrections to a paper are published
at the sole discretion of the editors.
(10) Corrigendum
Authors should contact the editors of Global Translational Medicine (editor.gtm@accscience.com) if certain errors made by the authors are
found. The editors will evaluate the impact of the errors and decide on the appropriate course of action. Any corrections to a paper are published
at the sole discretion of the editors.

Language
All submissions must be written entirely in good American English. Spelling and use of punctuations should conform to conventions in American
English. Clarity and conciseness are critical requirements for publications; therefore, submissions that are not clearly written will be returned
to authors. Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are submit-ready or publish-ready before making submission. The articles published
in Global Translational Medicine are in adherence with the publishable standards of academic and scientific writing.
Please note that utilizing a language editing service is not a guarantee of acceptance.

Letter capitalization
Use sentence case capitalization in all aspects of the submission. In sentence case, most major and minor words are lowercase (proper nouns,
including name of organizations and name of guidelines, are an exception in that they are always capitalized for the first letter of each word,
except for minor words, such as conjunctions and short prepositions). The first letter of the first word should always be uppercase.

Manuscript title
The title should capture the conceptual significance for a broad audience. The title should not be more than 50 words and should be able to
give readers an overall view of the paper’s significance. Titles should avoid using uncommon jargons, abbreviations and punctuation.

Abstract
The purpose of abstract is to provide sufficient information and capture essential findings and/or messages of the paper. For full-length article,
the length of an abstract should be in the range of 200-300 words. The abstract should be unstructured. Abstract is needed in original research
article, review article, perspective article, case report and special feature article.

Keywords
Each submission should be accompanied by 3-6 keywords. Avoid using abbreviations and acronyms in keywords, unless they are established
standard keywords. Separate keywords with semi-colons (i.e, term1; term2; term3).

Abbreviations and acronyms
Define abbreviations and acronyms upon their first appearance, separately, in the abstract, main text, table legends, and figure captions and
legends.