Step by step: Read the guidance, open the linked tools if needed, then record your verified decisions below. Your work is saved in this browser; export the portfolio to keep a backup.
ESTIMATED HANDS-ON TIME30–45 min
You are ready to continue when
Every requirement in the author guidelines is checked, and all declarations (funding, conflicts, CRediT, data, AI use, registration) are drafted.
Tools, templates and prompts for this stepLearn the software on its own guide. Return here to record verified outputs.
Key guidance
- Download the journal’s guide for authors and turn it into a checklist: article type, word limit, abstract format, headings, reference style, figure format, supplementary files.
- Data availability: share the search strings, screening log, extraction and appraisal data (e.g. OSF, Zenodo, Mendeley Data) where permitted.
- AI-use statement: most publishers require disclosure of generative-AI assistance in writing; AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
- Registration: report the protocol registration (PROSPERO, OSF) or state that the review was not registered.
- Make sure every author has an ORCID iD and has agreed on authorship order and CRediT roles.
Example AI disclosure (adapt to the journal’s wording):
“During the preparation of this work the authors used [tool, version] to [purpose, e.g. improve readability of selected paragraphs]. After using this tool, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.”
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