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Completing the Nature Communications Manuscript Checklist is an essential step in the submission process for researchers. This guide provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to help users confidently navigate the checklist and ensure all necessary components are accurately filled out.

Follow the steps to effectively complete your manuscript checklist.

1. Press the ‘Get Form’ button to access the checklist and open it in the editor.
2. Begin by filling in the title section. Ensure the title is no longer than 15 words and does not include any punctuation.
3. In the authors section, provide the full postal address for all authors. Include one email address designated for correspondence, ensuring compliance with the limit of three equally contributing authors, with any further contributions noted in the author contribution statement.
4. Proceed to the abstract section. Compose an abstract that is no longer than 150 words, contains no references, and illustrates the study's results in the present tense. Start with a brief background description, followed by major results, and conclude with a summary of the paper's conclusions.
5. For the main text, ensure the total word count does not exceed 5000 words and is structured in the following order: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Methods, References, End Notes, Figure legends, and Tables. Provide the main text as either a Word or Tex document.
6. Continue with the introduction section, ensuring it is under 1000 words and contains no subheadings. It should introduce the work's background and rationale, summarizing results and conclusions in the last paragraph.
7. In the results section, use subheadings of less than 60 characters without punctuation. Ensure data is displayed in the text or supplementary materials and that necessary permissions are obtained for personal communications.
8. Fill out the discussion section that contains no subheadings and avoids overlap with the results section.
9. In the methods section, restrict your content to 3000 words or less. Use subheadings that are under 60 characters without punctuation, providing sufficient detail for experiment replication while adhering to ethical standards for animal and human studies.
10. List references, ensuring there are no more than 70, formatted in the Nature Communications style and sequentially numbered. They should be published work or work in press, without footnotes.
11. Complete the end notes section with acknowledgements, authorship details, conflict of interest declarations, and any required accession codes.
12. Develop legends for figures, ensuring they contain a brief title, do not exceed 350 words, and describe each panel adequately.
13. Design supplementary information as a single Word file, ensuring it is under 30 MB and that items are labelled in the correct order. Include legends and ensure all references are self-contained.
14. Once all sections are complete, save your changes, and consider downloading, printing, or sharing the completed manuscript checklist.

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