Preparing a submission for Family Practice
Family Practice sets its own submission rules: length and word limits, the required citation and reference style, figure and table formatting, and editorial policies. Scraiber tracks 20 requirements for Family Practice and rewrites your manuscript to meet each one.
Instead of checking each rule by hand, import your draft into Scraiber, select Family Practice, 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 Family Practice is mechanical: the reference style changes, headings and sections move, word and abstract limits differ, and the declarations have to follow Family Practice's own template. Scraiber applies those changes to the draft you already have instead of you rebuilding the manuscript by hand.
Manuscript types at Family Practice
Family Practice documents its author requirements per manuscript type: Brief Reports, CASFM Methods Briefs, Clinical Research, Letters to the Editor, Original research. The rules differ between them, so Scraiber applies the set that matches the type you are submitting.
What Family Practice specifies
These are the areas Family Practice writes rules for. Scraiber holds the exact value behind each one and applies it to your draft.
- Length & word limits 2 rules: reference limit, word limit.
- Citations & references 1 rule: citation style.
- Formatting & submission 8 rules: competing interests, contributor roles, cover letter, data availability, display item limit, ethics statement, in text citation format, line spacing.
- Policies & ethics 1 rule: abstract required.
What Scraiber changes in your manuscript
Scraiber rewrites the parts of your draft that Family Practice 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 Family Practice expects. Your argument, results and voice stay yours — only what the journal dictates changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the submission requirements for Family Practice?
- Family Practice has 20 documented author requirements covering length limits, citation style, figures, tables and submission policies. Sign in to Scraiber to see each exact value and rewrite your manuscript to match.
- Which citation style does Family Practice use?
- Scraiber tracks Family Practice'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 Family Practice?
- Yes. Paste or import your draft into Scraiber, pick Family Practice, 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 Family Practice?
- Import the manuscript you already submitted elsewhere, select Family Practice, and Scraiber rewrites it against Family Practice'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 Family Practice?
- Minutes rather than an evening. The rewrite runs on your existing draft, so what disappears is the manual pass over every formatting rule.
- Does Family Practice have different requirements per manuscript type?
- Yes. Family Practice 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 Family Practice?
- No. Scraiber converts your existing citations and bibliography to the reference style Family Practice requires, including the in-text citation format.
Official author guidelines: academic.oup.com