Before you submit

Submissions are categorized into the article types listed below. Please select the appropriate one to start your submission:

Editorial

Editorials provide timely and in-depth commentary on clinical or laboratory ophthalmology, often echoing the topics of articles published in the same issue. All editorials are by invitation only. Specific requirements are as follows:

Word count: up to 1500
Tables/Figures: up to 2 images/tables
References: up to 25 references

Original Research

Original research can be submitted as “clinical science” or “laboratory science”. Research reviews that systematically synthesize evidence (e.g. systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, mixed methods reviews, etc.) should be submitted as “systematic review”. Required elements include:

Title
Synopsis/Precis: a 35-word summary of the study’s main findings or outcomes for the “At a Glance” article
Structured abstract: 250 words (headings: "Background/Aims", "Methods", "Results", and "Conclusion")
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results
Discussion

Clinical Science

Up to 3000 words, up to 5 images/tables and 35 references.

Laboratory Science

Up to 3000 words, up to 5 images/tables, 35 references.

After your abstract, please include a key message section (3-5 sentences total) using the following headings. This should be distinct from the abstract and provide concise, specific, and accurate takeaways.

What is already known on this topic - Briefly summarize existing scientific knowledge and the rationale for conducting this study.
What this study adds - Highlight the novel findings or advancements contributed by your research.
How this study might affect research, practice, or policy - Outline the implications of the study

This will be published as a summary box after the abstract in the final published articles.

Systematic Review

Systematic reviews include all research reviews that systematically synthesize evidence (e.g. systematic reviews, meta-analysis, scoping reviews, mixed methods reviews, etc.). Please include the research type in your title to make the nature of your study clear.

Please see the “Original Research” section for more guidance on article requirements.

Review

Reviews cover any aspect of clinical or laboratory ophthalmology. Most articles are by invitation but uninvited reviews are also welcome; prior discussion with the Editor is recommended. Research reviews that systematically synthesize evidence (e.g. systematic reviews, meta-analysis, scoping reviews, mixed methods reviews, etc.) should be submitted as Systematic reviews.

Unstructured abstract: up to 250 words
Word count: up to 3000 words
Tables/Images: up to 5 images and tables
References: up to 100 references

Short Report

Short reports are suited for single-observation mechanistic studies, observational studies that do not delineate a mechanism, and observational clinical studies, such as biomarker studies without a validation cohort. Short reports are by invitation only.

Title: maximum of 20 words
Unstructured abstract: up to 100 words
Word count: up to 1,000 words
Tables/Images: up to 3 images and tables
References: up to 10 references

Commentary

Commentaries provide expert analysis of articles published by Eye Science. Commentaries are by invitation only. Readers seeking to respond to a published article should submit as an eLetter.

Contact Information

For submission inquiries, contact the Editorial Office by email at es@gzzoc.com or via WeChat (eyescience). For Editorial Manager login issues, email yinqiuxia@gzzoc.com.

All manuscript communications are conducted via email with corresponding authors. Authors should keep their contact details (address, institution, phone numbers, and email address) current in Editorial Manager.

Username and Password

Editorial Manager is used for processing all submissions and requires accurate email addresses for all authors and reviewers. Your username and password remain the same whether you are acting as an author or a reviewer.

Duplicate registrations may create substantial problems, such as authors missing revision invitations or reviewers being unable to access review requests. To update your information, please follow the steps below and ensure to save any changes by clicking “Update” or “Submit” as appropriate before exiting. Please do not register a second time, if you believe your information is already in the system.

IF YOU KNOW YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD

Log into the home page using your username and password and hit enter or click “Author Login” Click “Update My Information” and review your contact information. Only one email address can be listed. Please be sure you use an email you frequently check and is unlikely to change if you move to a new institution. Here you can update all your current contact information and change your password. Please remember to click “Submit” to save changes before closing the window. Change data as needed-Be sure to click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD

If you do not know your username and password but believe you are in the system, please do the following:

Go to Editorial Manager, click on “Send Login Details” and enter the email address you believe you are registered in the system. If you are already in the system, it will notify you via email to reset your password. If you have changed your email address recently and Editorial Manager does not recognize you, we suggest you also try entering in your previous email address so that you do not generate duplicate registrations within the system.

IF YOU NEVER REGISTERED

If you have never been in the system in any role (author or reviewer) go to the home page, click on “Register Now” and follow the steps provided on the website.

If for any reason you cannot access your information or are not sure if you are in the system, please send an email to es@gzzoc.com with your first name, last name, city and state, or city, and country as appropriate, and your new email address. The Editorial Office can verify if you have an existing account.

Author Checklist

Please prepare the following items before logging into Editorial Manager:

Designate one author as the corresponding author with contact details
If the paper was previously rejected by another journal, please prepare and submit copies of the reviews and your responses to them in the Cover Letter.
Provide at least 4-12 taxonomy topics on the submission form.

When uploading files, please make certain that:

Precis is 35 words or fewer, acronyms spelled out, written in full sentences rather than a bulleted list, and uploaded as the Precis file.
Manuscript file contains a title page.
Manuscript file contains an abstract.
Manuscript file contains continuous line numbering
Figures and tables are not embedded in the manuscript file
Submit figures and tables as separate files.
Abstract conforms to the journal’s structured format.
Figures are in tiff or eps format.
Tables include titles, brief descriptions, and footnotes.
Online-only figures/tables are in PDF and properly labeled.

Further considerations:

Use the active voice when writing the manuscript.
Spell out acronyms
Spell-check and grammar-check your manuscript prior to submission
Ensure that references are in the correct AMA style format
Make certain that all references are cited with the permission from person(s) mentioned in the acknowledgment section.

Forms submission:

Authors Contribution Form
ICMJE Conflict of Interest Form
Copyright Transfer Agreement
CONSORT Agreement for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Optional)