Preparing a submission for Blood
Blood sets its own submission rules: length and word limits, the required citation and reference style, figure and table formatting, and editorial policies. Scraiber tracks 25 requirements for Blood and rewrites your manuscript to meet each one.
Instead of checking each rule by hand, import your draft into Scraiber, select Blood, and let it rewrite your text to match: the exact word limits, reference style and structure, so your paper is submission-ready.
If the paper was rejected elsewhere, most of the work in retargeting Blood is mechanical: the reference style changes, headings and sections move, word and abstract limits differ, and the declarations have to follow Blood's own template. Scraiber applies those changes to the draft you already have instead of you rebuilding the manuscript by hand.
Manuscript types at Blood
Blood documents its author requirements per manuscript type: Blood Spotlight, Brief Report, How I Treat, Letter to Blood, Perspectives, Regular Article, Review Article. The rules differ between them, so Scraiber applies the set that matches the type you are submitting.
What Blood specifies
By manuscript type - Scraiber applies every one of these rules to your draft.
- Brief Report 6 rules, including: word limit (1500 words), abstract word limit (200 words), title character limit (120 characters), reference limit (25 references), display item limit (3 figures or tables).
- Letter to Blood 6 rules, including: word limit (1200 words), abstract word limit (40 words), title character limit (120 characters), reference limit (25 references), display item limit (2 figures or tables).
- Regular Article 6 rules, including: word limit (4000 words), abstract word limit (250 words), title character limit (120 characters), reference limit (100 references), figure limit (7 figures).
- How I Treat 5 rules, including: word limit (4000 words), abstract word limit (200 words), title character limit (120 characters), reference limit (100 references).
- Perspectives 5 rules, including: word limit (4000 words), abstract word limit (250 words), title character limit (120 characters), reference limit (100 references).
- Review Article 5 rules, including: word limit (4000 words), abstract word limit (250 words), title character limit (120 characters), reference limit (100 references).
- Blood Spotlight 4 rules, including: word limit (2000 words), abstract word limit (80 words), title character limit (120 characters).
Read from Blood's own author guidelines. Journals revise these - verify with the journal before you submit.
What Scraiber changes in your manuscript
Scraiber rewrites the parts of your draft that Blood constrains: it brings sections within the required lengths, converts in-text citations and the bibliography to the required style, adjusts headings and structure, and flags the declarations Blood expects. Your argument, results and voice stay yours - only what the journal dictates changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the submission requirements for Blood?
- Blood documents 25 author requirements covering length limits, citation style, figures, tables and submission policies. The key limits are listed on this page; Scraiber applies all of them to your manuscript in one pass.
- Which citation style does Blood use?
- Scraiber tracks Blood's required reference style and reformats your citations to it automatically. Open the journal in Scraiber to apply it to your document.
- Can I automatically format my paper for Blood?
- Yes. Paste or import your draft into Scraiber, pick Blood, and it rewrites your text to meet the journal's requirements: length, references, structure and more.
- How do I reformat a paper rejected by another journal for Blood?
- Import the manuscript you already submitted elsewhere, select Blood, and Scraiber rewrites it against Blood's requirements: reference style, length limits, structure and declarations. You never start from a blank page.
- How long does it take to prepare a manuscript for Blood?
- Minutes rather than an evening. The rewrite runs on your existing draft, so what disappears is the manual pass over every formatting rule.
- Does Blood have different requirements per manuscript type?
- Yes. Blood documents separate requirements per manuscript type. Pick your type in Scraiber and it applies that set to your document.
- Do I have to redo my references for Blood?
- No. Scraiber converts your existing citations and bibliography to the reference style Blood requires, including the in-text citation format.
Official author guidelines: ashpublications.org