Preparing a submission for Stroke
Stroke 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 Stroke and rewrites your manuscript to meet each one.
Instead of checking each rule by hand, import your draft into Scraiber, select Stroke, 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 Stroke is mechanical: the reference style changes, headings and sections move, word and abstract limits differ, and the declarations have to follow Stroke's own template. Scraiber applies those changes to the draft you already have instead of you rebuilding the manuscript by hand.
Manuscript types at Stroke
Stroke documents its author requirements per manuscript type: Brief Reports, Comments and Opinions, Editorials, Emerging Therapy Critiques, Illustrative Teaching Cases, InterSECT, Original Contributions, Research Letters, Reviews, Special Reports, Stroke Images. The rules differ between them, so Scraiber applies the set that matches the type you are submitting.
What Stroke specifies
By manuscript type - Scraiber applies every one of these rules to your draft.
- Illustrative Teaching Cases 5 rules, including: word limit (2000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), reference limit (10 references), display item limit (3 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Original Contributions 5 rules, including: word limit (5000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), reference limit (50 references), display item limit (8 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Research Letters 5 rules, including: word limit (750 words), abstract word limit (300 words), reference limit (5 references), display item limit (1 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Stroke Images 5 rules, including: word limit (350 words), abstract word limit (300 words), reference limit (5 references), figure limit (2 figures), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Brief Reports 4 rules, including: word limit (2000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), display item limit (3 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Comments and Opinions 4 rules, including: word limit (3000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), display item limit (3 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Reviews 4 rules, including: word limit (8000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), display item limit (6 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Special Reports 4 rules, including: word limit (8000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), display item limit (6 items), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Editorials 3 rules, including: word limit (1500 words), abstract word limit (300 words), keywords max (8 keywords).
- Emerging Therapy Critiques 3 rules, including: word limit (2500 words), abstract word limit (300 words), keywords max (8 keywords).
- InterSECT 3 rules, including: word limit (2000 words), abstract word limit (300 words), keywords max (8 keywords).
Read from Stroke'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 Stroke 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 Stroke expects. Your argument, results and voice stay yours - only what the journal dictates changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the submission requirements for Stroke?
- Stroke 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 Stroke use?
- Scraiber tracks Stroke'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 Stroke?
- Yes. Paste or import your draft into Scraiber, pick Stroke, 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 Stroke?
- Import the manuscript you already submitted elsewhere, select Stroke, and Scraiber rewrites it against Stroke'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 Stroke?
- Minutes rather than an evening. The rewrite runs on your existing draft, so what disappears is the manual pass over every formatting rule.
- Does Stroke have different requirements per manuscript type?
- Yes. Stroke 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 Stroke?
- No. Scraiber converts your existing citations and bibliography to the reference style Stroke requires, including the in-text citation format.
Official author guidelines: ahajournals.org