All manuscripts are submitted to peer review. An initial check before the peer reviewing process will ensure that your submission is complete and follows the Instructions for Authors before reaching the Editor-in-Chief. Research articles must meet the following criteria:
The study represents the results of primary scientific research.
Results reported have not been published elsewhere.
Experiments, statistics, and other analyses are performed according to a high technical standard and are described in sufficient detail.
Conclusions are presented in an appropriate fashion and are supported by the data.
Your manuscript must be written in intelligible English.
The research meets all applicable standards for the ethics of experimentation and research integrity.
The article adheres to appropriate reporting guidelines and community standards for data availability.
All conflicts of interest are clearly stated in the manuscript.
If you need any additional details on the following instructions or if you want to submit an outline, please contact the Intensive Care Medicine Head Office at journal.icm@sls.aphp.fr