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Table 2 Accepted manuscript submission formats by leading general science, biomedical, and clinical medical journals

From: Preparing a scientific manuscript in Linux: Today's possibilities and limitations

Journal

Accepted formats for manuscript submission

New England Journal of Medicine [34]

PDF, DOC, WPD, TXT, RTF

Nature [29]

DOC, TEX**

Cell [37]

DOC, RTF, TXT

The Lancet [38]

DOC

Science [30]

DOC, TEX**, RTF*

JAMA [39]

DOC, WPD

The Journal of Biological Chemistry [35]

PDF***

Circulation [40]

DOC, WPD

PloS ONE [31]

DOC, TEX, RTF

PNAS [32]

DOC, RTF, TEX

BMC Journals [33]

DOC, RTF, TEX

  1. * Some restrictions apply
  2. ** TEX files must be accompanied by a PDF version of the same text for visual reference
  3. *** Although manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format, Microsoft Word is recommended to prepare the manuscript text