TY - JOUR T1 - Proposed universal framework for more user-friendly author instructions JF - European Science Editing JO - ESE M3 - 10.3897/ese.2020.e53477 VL - 46 AU - Ufnalska, Sylwia AU - Terry, Alison Y1 - 29/04/2020 UR - https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2020.e53477 N2 - When preparing a scientific manuscript for submission to a journal, it is often time-consuming to find the journal's specific preferences, which can influence acceptance. We propose that journals include a simple table at the start of their instructions for authors, clearly displaying the essential information, e.g. word count, number of keywords, format of tables and figures. Such a table could be also easily updated as journal preferences change. Thanks to this, the submitted articles would be more likely to meet the basic requirements. We hope this initiative will save time for everyone involved in scientific publishing. PB - European Association of Science Editors (EASE) SP - e53477 SN - 0258-3127 SN - 2518-3354 IS - ER -