Word Count Policy at Brieflands Journals
At Brieflands STM Publisher, adhering to the word count guidelines is crucial for maintaining the quality and consistency of our published articles. The word count policy ensures that manuscripts are concise, focused, and easy for readers to engage with. This page is the single authoritative source for word counts, reference limits, figure and table limits, and abstract requirements across all types of articles published in our journals. Other pages link here rather than restating the numbers.
| Category | Super Short Articles | Short Articles | Normal Articles | Long Articles |
Maximum Word Count (including tables and references) | 500 | 1500 | 3500 | 5000 |
| Which types? | - Corrections - Abstract | - Meeting Report - Editorial | - Research Article - Case Report - Methods Article | - Review Article - Systematic Review - Meta-Analysis |
Reference, figure and table limits by article type
This table is the single authoritative source for every limit at Brieflands. Where an article-type page or a manuscript-preparation page appears to state a different number, this table governs. All values are maximums.
| Article type | Words (incl. tables & references) | References | Figures / Tables | Structured abstract |
| Review Article | 5000 | 80 | 5 | Mandatory |
| Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis | 5000 | 100 | 6 | Mandatory |
| Research Article | 3500 | 35 | 5 | Mandatory |
| Case Report | 3500 | 15 | 5 | Mandatory |
| Methods Article | 3500 | 20 | 5 | — |
| Brief Report | 1500 | 20 | 2 | Mandatory |
| Editorial | 1500 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Letter to the Editor | 1500 | 10 | 1 | — (maximum 3 authors) |
| Rapid Communication | 1500 | 10 | 2 | Required, unstructured |
| Clinical Image | 1500 (main text 500) | 5 | 2 | Required, unstructured |
| Discussion | 1500 | 10 | — | — |
| Correction · Retraction · Partial Retraction · Reply · Obituary · Meeting Report · Abstract | 500 | 5 | — (Abstract: 2 figures + 2 tables) | — |
“—” means no separate limit is set for that article type; the word count governs. A structured abstract of 250–350 words applies wherever the table says “Mandatory”.
Abstract word count
An abstract of 250–350 words is required, encapsulating the purpose of the study, its main findings, and the conclusions drawn from them.
A structured abstract is mandatory for the following article types:
- Research Articles
- Review Articles
- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
- Case Reports
- Brief Reports