Author Toolkit

Online tools for preparing scientific manuscripts for journal submission

Methodological Self-Assessment Tool for Scientific Manuscripts

Guides authors through a structured methodological self-assessment questionnaire and provides an overall methodological quality score with recommendations for manuscript improvement.

Reference Preparation Assistant

Analyses the References section, verifies bibliographic metadata using Crossref, identifies missing or incorrect DOI values, detects duplicate references, and prepares editorial reports.

DOI to Vancouver Reference Generator

Generates Vancouver-formatted references from DOI lists using Crossref metadata while preserving the original manuscript reference numbering.

Reference Thematic Coverage Analyzer

Evaluates the thematic relevance of the References section by automatically retrieving verified publication metadata and abstracts from Crossref, OpenAlex and Europe PMC, then comparing manuscript title and keywords with cited publication abstracts to identify references that may require manual review before manuscript submission.

Recommendations

Authors are encouraged to use these tools before submitting their manuscripts. Although they do not replace editorial assessment or peer review, they help identify common methodological and bibliographic issues and improve manuscript quality before submission.