Preparing a submission for Optical Review
Optical Review sets its own submission rules: length and word limits, the required citation and reference style, figure and table formatting, and editorial policies. Scraiber tracks 10 requirements for Optical Review and rewrites your manuscript to meet each one.
Instead of checking each rule by hand, import your draft into Scraiber, select Optical Review, 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 Optical Review is mechanical: the reference style changes, headings and sections move, word and abstract limits differ, and the declarations have to follow Optical Review's own template. Scraiber applies those changes to the draft you already have instead of you rebuilding the manuscript by hand.
What Optical Review specifies
These are the areas Optical Review writes rules for. Scraiber holds the exact value behind each one and applies it to your draft.
- Length & word limits 1 rule: abstract word limit.
- Citations & references 1 rule: title author footnote symbol.
- Policies & ethics 1 rule: competing interests.
- Formatting & submission 7 rules: abbreviation rules, contributor roles, cover letter, data availability, ethics statement, in text citation format, table footnote indicator style.
What Scraiber changes in your manuscript
Scraiber rewrites the parts of your draft that Optical Review 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 Optical Review expects. Your argument, results and voice stay yours — only what the journal dictates changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the submission requirements for Optical Review?
- Optical Review has 10 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 Optical Review use?
- Scraiber tracks Optical Review'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 Optical Review?
- Yes. Paste or import your draft into Scraiber, pick Optical Review, 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 Optical Review?
- Import the manuscript you already submitted elsewhere, select Optical Review, and Scraiber rewrites it against Optical Review'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 Optical Review?
- Minutes rather than an evening. The rewrite runs on your existing draft, so what disappears is the manual pass over every formatting rule.
- Do I have to redo my references for Optical Review?
- No. Scraiber converts your existing citations and bibliography to the reference style Optical Review requires, including the in-text citation format.
Official author guidelines: link.springer.com