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Lung Cancer Management

Lung Cancer Management is a fully open-access, peer-reviewed journal for oncologists and other health professionals focused on reducing the burden of lung cancer through research and practice-oriented content on diagnosis, staging and treatment. It covers areas including biological therapies, biomarkers, clinical trials, diagnosis and imaging, molecular biology, molecular diagnostics, pharmacoeconomics, radiotherapy, risk and prevention, surgical approaches and systemic therapies, and states that all articles are independently reviewed by a minimum of three independent experts.

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Subject Respiratory System
Impact Factor 0.7
Quartile Q4
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1758-1966
eISSN 1758-1974
Invitation Only No
Cost Range An Article Publishing Charge (APC) may be required for open access publication; reduced APCs, waivers, or no-cost publishing may be available through institutional or funder agreements.

Submission Instructions

Lung Cancer Management accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Introduction, Areas covered, and Expert Opinion/Commentary in that order.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4000–8000 words excluding the abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Title, Author(s) names and affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Body of article, Future perspective, Article highlights, References, Reference annotations, Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, and Figures/Tables. Keywords, article highlights of no more than 500 words, acknowledgements, disclosures, and an AI declaration in the Acknowledgments section are required, while a plain language summary of no more than 250 words and an infographic are optional.
References Approximately 80 references are targeted. References must follow NLM style. References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in square brackets, and include required reference annotations.
Figures & Tables No figure or table count limit is explicitly stated for Review articles. Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript. Figure and table legends must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, and any figures or tables longer than 1.5 pages must be submitted as supplementary material.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A supporting cover letter is required. Cover letter must briefly detail relevance to the journal’s audience, the objectives of the review including the question it intends to address, and how the review advances understanding of the field.
Abstract An abstract is required. Structured abstract must be no more than 200 words. A structured abstract is required. Structured abstract must be broken down into Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4000–8000 words excluding abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Title, Author(s) names & affiliations, Structured abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Article highlights, References, Reference annotations, Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, Supplementary materials, and Figures/Tables. Keywords are required, article highlights are required with a maximum length of 500 words, disclosures and acknowledgements are required, and any use of AI must be declared in the Acknowledgments section.
References References must follow the journal's NLM reference style. References must be listed numerically in the order of first citation, cited in the text as numbers in square brackets, list all authors when there are fewer than four, avoid duplication, and include access dates for websites.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables longer than 1.5 pages must be included as supplementary material. All figures, tables, and boxes must be submitted as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript document. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, include clear headings or legends, and have all legends provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript.
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Research Article

Cover Letter A supporting cover letter is required. Cover letter must briefly explain the manuscript's relevance to the journal’s audience, the study’s novelty, how it advances understanding of the field, and the direct and potential implications of the findings.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 2000–8000 words excluding the abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Title, Author(s) names & affiliations, Structured abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Patients & methods/Materials & methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Article highlights, References, Reference annotations, Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, Data sharing statement for eligible clinical trial studies, and Figures/Tables. Keywords are required, article highlights are required with a maximum length of 500 words, and the manuscript must include Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, and an AI use declaration in the Acknowledgments section.
References References must follow the journal's NLM reference style. References must be numbered in the order cited, listed numerically, cited in square brackets, include all authors when fewer than four authors are listed, and include required reference annotations for 5–8 papers of particular or considerable interest.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 5 figures and 5 tables may be included in the manuscript, with additional figures or tables provided as online-only supplementary materials. Figures, tables, and boxes must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript, and legends must be placed in a separate section at the end of the manuscript. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and include clear headings or figure legends.
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Meta-Analysis

Cover Letter A supporting cover letter is required. Cover letter must briefly detail relevance to the journal’s audience, objectives of the analysis including the question it intends to address, and how the analysis advances understanding of the field.
Abstract An abstract is required. Structured abstract must be no more than 200 words. A structured abstract is required. Structured abstract must be broken down into Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4000–8000 words excluding abstract, article highlights, references and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Title, Author(s) names & affiliations, Structured abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Article highlights, References, Reference annotations, Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, Supplementary materials, and Figures/Tables. Keywords are required, article highlights are required and must be a maximum of 500 words, disclosures and acknowledgements are required, and all use of AI must be declared in the Acknowledgments section.
References Reference count should be appropriate based on the literature search. References must use the journal's NLM reference style. References must be listed numerically in the order they occur in the text, cited as numbers in square brackets, list all authors when there are fewer than four, and include required reference annotations.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables longer than 1.5 pages must be included as supplementary material. All figures, tables and boxes must be submitted as separate files rather than within the main manuscript document. Figures, tables and boxes must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, have clear headings or legends, and all legends must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript document.
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Device Evaluation

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4000–6000 words, excluding abstract, article highlights, references, and figure or table legends. Manuscript must include Introduction, Overview of the field, Introduction to the device, Clinical efficacy, Real-world evidence if applicable, Safety and tolerability, Regulatory affairs, Conclusion, Article Highlights, Reference annotations, Acknowledgements, and Disclosures. Manuscript must include 5–8 keywords, article highlights, reference annotations, and a declaration of any AI use in the Acknowledgments section.
References References should target approximately 80 entries. References must follow NLM style. References must be listed numerically in the order cited in the text, with in-text citations shown as numbers in square brackets.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files. Safety and tolerability must include a table summarizing safety outcomes in clinical trials.
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Drug Evaluation

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract must use the headings Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Drug Evaluations must be 4000–6000 words excluding abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Drug Evaluations must include Introduction, Overview of the field, Introduction to the compound, Pharmacology, Clinical efficacy, Real-world evidence if applicable, Safety and tolerability, Regulatory affairs, Conclusion, Article Highlights, Reference annotations, Acknowledgements, and Disclosures. Manuscript must include 5–8 keywords, article highlights, reference annotations, and a declaration of AI use in the Acknowledgments section.
References Drug Evaluations should target approximately 80 references. References must follow the journal's NLM reference style guide. References must be listed numerically in order of first citation with in-text citations as numbers in square brackets, and references with fewer than four authors must list all authors.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files. Safety and tolerability sections must include a table summarizing safety outcomes in clinical trials.
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Vaccine Evaluation

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract headings must be Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4000–6000 words excluding abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Introduction, Overview of the field, Introduction to the vaccine, Pharmacology, Clinical efficacy, Real-world evidence if applicable, Safety and tolerability, Regulatory affairs, Conclusion, Article Highlights, Reference annotations, Acknowledgements, and Disclosures. Manuscript must include 5–8 keywords, article highlights, reference annotations, and an AI use declaration in the Acknowledgments section if applicable.
References References should target approximately 80. References must follow NLM style. References must be listed numerically in the order cited with in-text citation numbers in square brackets, list all authors when fewer than four, include websites and patents in the main reference list with access dates for websites, avoid duplicate entries, and provide annotations identifying 5–8 papers of particular or considerable interest.
Figures & Tables Safety and tolerability section must include a table summarizing safety outcomes in clinical trials. Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files. Legends for all figures and tables must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript document.
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Clinical Trial Protocol

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and end with the trial registry name, registration identification number, and registry URL in the format “Clinical trial registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier is NCTXXXXXX”.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 2000–4000 words excluding abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Introduction, Background and rationale, Objectives, Trial Design, Methods, Ethics and dissemination, Conclusion, Article Highlights, Reference annotations, Acknowledgements, and Disclosures, with Methods subsections for participants, interventions, outcomes, assignment of interventions for controlled trials only, data collection, management and analysis, and monitoring. Manuscript must include Article Highlights, 5–8 keywords, AI use declarations in the Acknowledgments section, and disclosures including Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, disclosure statement, funding information, ORCID, an ethical declaration, and a data sharing statement.
References References should target approximately 50. References must use NLM style. References must be numbered in the order cited, cited in square brackets, list all authors when fewer than four, include websites and patents in the main reference list with access dates for websites, and include reference annotations identifying 5–8 papers of particular or considerable interest.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables longer than 1.5 pages must be included as supplementary material. Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files and legends must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript. Figures, tables, and boxes must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and have clear headings or figure legends.
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Case Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required for this article type. Abstract must be no more than 200 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 1500–3000 words. Manuscript must include Title, Author(s) names & affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Body of the article, Discussion/conclusion, Article highlights, References, Reference annotations, Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, and Figures/Tables, and the body should follow presentation of case, initial diagnosis/assessment, treatment/management, and outcome and implications. Keywords, article highlights of no more than 500 words, reference annotations, author contributions, acknowledgements, disclosures, and an AI use declaration in the Acknowledgments section are required.
References References must use NLM style. References must be listed numerically in the order cited, use square-bracket citations in the text, list all authors when there are fewer than four, include access dates for websites, and include required reference annotations identifying 5–8 papers of particular or considerable interest with a brief explanation.
Figures & Tables Figures, tables, and boxes must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript, with legends provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript. Figures, tables, and boxes must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, have clear headings or legends, define all abbreviations in the legend, and items longer than 1.5 pages must be submitted as supplementary material.
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Case Series

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract headings must be Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript word count must be 1500–3000 words. Manuscript must include Title, Author(s) names and affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Body of the article, Discussion/conclusion, Article highlights, References, Reference annotations, Author contributions, Acknowledgements, Disclosures, and Figures/Tables, and the body should follow presentation of case, initial diagnosis/assessment, treatment/management, and outcome and implications. Keywords are required, article highlights are required and must be no more than 500 words, and the manuscript must include author contributions, acknowledgements, disclosures, and an AI use declaration in the Acknowledgments section if applicable.
References References must use NLM style. References must be listed numerically in order of appearance, cited in square brackets, list all authors when there are fewer than four, include access dates for websites, and include required reference annotations.
Figures & Tables Figures, tables, and boxes must be submitted as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript, with legends provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript. Figures, tables, and boxes must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and figures or tables longer than 1.5 pages must be submitted as supplementary material.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract headings must be Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1500 words. Headings, sub-headings, and title paragraphs should be used to divide the text, with Arabic numerals indicating hierarchy. Manuscript must include article highlights as bulleted summary points, 5 to 8 keywords, required disclosure components, and an AI-use declaration in the Acknowledgments section.
References A maximum of 20 references is permitted. References must use NLM style. References must be listed numerically in order of citation, with in-text citations as numbers in square brackets placed at the end of the sentence before punctuation.
Figures & Tables Figures, tables, and boxes longer than 1.5 pages must be included as supplementary material. All figures, tables, and boxes must be submitted as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript document. Figures, tables, and boxes must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and accompanied by clear headings or legends, with all legends provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript.
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Clinical Trial Evaluation

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Aims, Patients & Methods/Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 2000–4000 words excluding abstract, article highlights, references, and figure/table legends. Manuscript must include Introduction, Introduction to the trial, Background and rationale, Design, Data analysis if applicable, Discussion, Conclusion, Article Highlights, Reference annotations, Acknowledgements, and Disclosures. Manuscript must include 5–8 keywords, article highlights, reference annotations, and an AI use declaration in the Acknowledgments section if AI was used.
References References should total approximately 50. References must use NLM style. References must be listed numerically in the order cited in the text, with in-text citations shown as numbers in square brackets.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables longer than 1.5 pages must be included as supplementary material. Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files rather than embedded in the main manuscript. Figure and table legends must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript document.
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Is a cover letter required?

A supporting cover letter is required for original articles, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. It should briefly detail relevance to the journal’s audience, the objectives or novelty of the work, how it advances understanding of the field, and for original articles the direct and potential implications of the findings.

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What are the publication costs?

An Article Publishing Charge (APC) may be required for publication. Reduced APCs, waivers, or no-cost publishing may be available through institutional or funder agreements.

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Research Topics

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