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Author Guidelines

Before submitting for publication, check that your manuscript has required to uphold the spirit of academia to be objective as well as
been prepared in accordance with the step-by-step instructions for aim to initiate or further discussions and novel experimental
submitting a manuscript to our online submission system. Always procedures in the field. This manuscript type typically has 5 tables
refer to the Author Guidelines on International Journal of and figures in total, approximately 70 references, and 7,000 words
Bioprinting’s official website for the most updated instructions: (inclusive of Abstract and References).
https://ijb.whioce.com/index.php/int-j- (5) Commentaries
bioprinting/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
This type of article contains unsolicited commentaries or analysis
from reader(s) targeting specific published articles in the journal.
This manuscript type typically has 3 tables and figures in total,
Manuscript format approximately 20 references, and 3,500 words (inclusive of
Abstract and References).
Your manuscript should be in MS Word. You are advised to
download the template (6) Clinical Case Studies
(https://ijb.whioce.com/public/site/Instruction_for_Typesetting_Ma
nuscript_V1.3.docx) when preparing your submissions to this A Clinical Case Study presents the details and results from the
journal. All manuscripts must be written in clear, comprehensible clinical application of bioprinted products or equivalents on patient
English. Both British and American English are accepted. Usage cases, and highlights specific instances of interesting phenomena.
of non-English words should be kept to a minimum and all must Submissions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. This
be italicized, with the exception of “e.g.” and “i.e.” If you have manuscript type typically has 5 tables and figures in total,
concerns about the level of English in your submission, please approximately 20 references, and 3,000 words (inclusive of
ensure that it is proofread before submission by a native English Abstract and References).
speaker or a scientific editing service.
(7) Methods

Methods articles present new or improved version of experimental
Types of submission methods, tests or procedures pertaining to the field of bioprinting.
This manuscript type typically has 10 tables and figures in total,
International Journal of Bioprinting accepts original articles, approximately 30 references, and 5,000 words (inclusive of
reviews, letters, editorials, commentaries, perspectives and Abstract and References).
position papers. Please read this section further for the definition
of each type and select the appropriate option in the submission (8) Letters to the Editor-in-Chief/Authors
system. Submissions exceeding the suggested requirements,
such as total manuscript length, will still be processed for Letters to the Editor-in-Chief/Authors consist of comments from
consideration and peer review. However, article processing reader(s) about individual articles. These letters must be
charges will differ in exceptional cases (e.g. a raw text file constructive and contribute to the development of individual
exceeding 2MB, etc.) The article processing charge will then be articles published or the entire journal. Letters containing new
determined on a case-by-case basis. ideas, supporting data or data criticizing the article may be
subjected to peer-review (determined on a case-by-case basis by
(1) Original Articles the journal's editorial team). Authors should specify the intended
recipient of the letters, i.e. Editor-in-Chief or specific author(s).
Original Articles are scientific articles based on original, basic and This manuscript type typically has 2 tables and figures in total, no
applied research and/or analysis. This manuscript type typically more than 10 references, and 2,000 words (inclusive of
has 5 tables and figures in total, approximately 40 references, and References). No Abstract is required.
7,000 words (inclusive of Abstract and References).
(9) Reports
(2) Review Articles
A Report summarizes the execution of a collaborative research
A Review Article summarizes and highlights recent developments program that is directly related to the advancement of bioprinting.
and current/future trends of the field. This manuscript type typically Submissions are usually solicited by the editors. This manuscript
has 5 tables and figures in total, approximately 70 references, and type typically has 5 tables and figure in total, 20 references, and
7,000 words (inclusive of Abstract and References). 5,000 words (inclusive of Abstract and References).

(3) Short Communications (10) Position Papers
Short Communications are short articles that present original and A Position Paper reflects the official opinion of an organization (e.g.
significant findings on a particular problem or novel findings that is government body, funding agency, etc.). This manuscript type
anticipated to have significant impact. The length of a Short typically has 2 tables and figure in total, not more than 15
Communication, including the Abstract and References, should references, and 3,500 words (inclusive of References). An
not exceed 4,000 words. The article should contain Abstract (not Abstract is not required in a Position Paper.
more than 150 words), Background, Materials and Method,
Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References, and contain no (11) Editorials
more than 5 figures and/or tables. Typically, this manuscript type
has 15 references. An Editorial is a solicited, concise commentary that highlights
prominent topics in particular issue. Commonly, the Editorials are
(4) Perspective Articles the official opinions of the editors of the journal or special issue.
An Editorial should not exceed 1,000 words (inclusive of
Perspective Articles contain author's personal opinions on a References). Typically, an Abstract is not required and only one
subject/topic. Unlike Reviews, Perspective articles may cover a figure/table is allowed.
more specific, narrow part of the field. However, these are still