Article Types
Papers may be submitted in the following categories. The editors reserve the right to change the category for consistency with CID style.
Major Articles
Brief Reports
Review Articles
Viewpoints
Editorials
Invited Commentaries
Special Sections
Photo Quizzes
Correspondence
Supplements
Major Articles
Report clinically relevant investigations or observations within CID s scope of interests.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 3000 words (excluding the abstract and references).
- Key points should be summarized on the title page in 40-words or less.
- References: 40 or less.
- Abstract: Up to 250 words, structured using the headings Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
- Tables/Figures: Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
Brief Reports
Convey a focused message. Case reports are considered Brief Reports and have the same length requirements. Case reports should present unusual aspects of common problems or novel perspectives upon, or solutions to, clinically relevant issues.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 1500 words (excluding the abstract and references).
- References: 10-12.
- Abstract: Up to 50 words, unstructured format
- Tables/Figures: 1 table or figure.
Review Articles
Review topics should be related to clinical aspects of infectious diseases and should reflect trends and progress or a synthesis of data.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 3000 words (excluding the abstract and references).
- Key points should be summarized on the title page in 40-words or less.
- References: 40 or less.
- Abstract: Up to 150 words, unstructured.
- Tables/Figures: Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
Viewpoints
We welcome viewpoints that present the opinions of the authors rather than new experimental data or literature reviews.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 3000 words (excluding the abstract and references).
- Key points should be summarized on the title page in 40-words or less.
- References: 40 or less.
- Abstract: Up to 150 words, unstructured.
- Tables/Figures: Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
Editorials
Editorials relate to articles published in CID and are invited at the discretion of the Editor.
Please write a brief summary of your proposed editorial and email it to the editorial office.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 1200 words.
- Tables/Figures: A maximum of 1 figure or table.
- References: 10 or less.
- Ensure that there is a clear message in the conclusion.
Invited Commentaries
Invited Commentaries are timely and challenging aspects of Infectious Diseases, and are solicited by the Editor.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 1500 words.
- Abstract: Up to 50 words, unstructured.
- References: 40 or less.
- Tables/Figures: 1 table and/or figure.
Special Sections
Special Sections address areas of particular interest to CID and primarily contain articles solicited by the Special Section Editors from experts in each area.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 3000 words (excluding the abstract and references).
- Key points should be summarized on the title page in 40-words or less.
- References: 40 or less.
- Abstract: Up to 150 words, unstructured.
- Tables/Figures: Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
Photo Quizzes
Photo Quizzes are question-and-answer challenges that illustrate an unusual illness and that invite a diagnosis from the reader. The question portion may state the history of the case and note the findings and the outcome, but it should not divulge the diagnosis.
Format guide:
- Question should be written in a single paragraph.
- Figures: 3 or less.
- Answer should give the diagnosis and outline or include the key teaching points.
- Separate figure legends for the question and answer must be included with the submission with arrows marking their key elements.
Correspondence
Letters to the Editor are intended primarily as a forum in which our readers may respond to a recently published article in CID. Replies will be published in the same issue as the letter, and are invited at the discretion of the Editor.
Format guide:
- Word limit: 500 words.
- Tables/Figures: A maximum of 1 figure or table
- References: 10 or less.
- No subheadings.
- Begin with ‘Dear Editor’
Supplements
Supplements may be the proceedings of a symposium or the results of a study and are sponsored by universities, organizations, drug companies, and grants. Proposals related to suitability of topic, program organization, and production must be made in writing to the Editor.
Proposal format guide:
- List of all topics to be covered
- Estimated length of supplement
- The complete contact information for a Guest Editor(s)
- Potential authors and affiliations
- The name and contact information for the sponsoring organization
