Submit a Manuscript

Submit your manuscript online at https://g3.msubmit.net

For intial submission you may upload your manuscript and all associated files as a single PDF file (<15MB). This may include supplemental materials. You can also upload the supplemental material in a compressed (zip) folder along with your manuscript or deposit those in a data repository of your choosing, including our figshare portal. 

Upload as a single PDF is not required, in which case, please upload individual files and the system will combine into one PDF. If you wish to include supplemental material outside of a data repository, please upload supplemental files in a compressed (zip) folder.

If your manuscript is accepted for publication, we'll ask you to format the files for publication according to these guidelines and provide the non-pdf files.

Prior to submitting, please ensure:

1. All authors have read and approved the manuscript.
2. All authors have read the data policy, and all data are in accordance with the policy.
3. You will upload any supplemental material to figshare via the figshare portal, include it in your manuscript, or will upload as a compressed (zip) folder.
4. You have included a statement on data and reagent availability.
5. You have completed your Reagent Table (optional).
6. The title is concise, informative, avoids jargon and includes the name of the organism under study.
7. You have at least three keywords.
8. You have prepared a 100-word article summary.
9. You have prepared a cover letter (you'll upload this with your manuscript files).
10. You have the names of any suggested or excluded editors (list of editors). You should list the reasons for the exclusion on the exclusion page.
11. You have the name and contact details of any suggested or excluded reviewers. We will ask you to suggest at least one reviewer.
12. You have the full names, email addresses and institutions of all authors. You can also enter any author ORCID iDs if desired.
13. You have the manuscript IDs of any companion papers, if this is the last of a group of papers being submitted together.
14. If this is a resubmission or revision, you have prepared a detailed response to reviews.

A reminder that you can submit your entire manuscript (including tables, figures, legends, supplemental) as a single PDF, with whatever fonts, line spacing, and format that you choose. This gives you a great deal of flexibility. If, however, you prefer to submit your manuscript as separate files, please have the following files ready to upload:

1. A single manuscript file, excluding Figures/Tables, in Microsoft Word format.
   **You can submit a PDF of the manuscript file, including Figures/Tables (in which case do not submit individual Figures and Tables).
2. Individual Figure files in any of the following formats: .TIFF, .JPEG, .GIF, Microsoft PowerPoint, .EPS, or Adobe Illustrator. Each file should be less than 10 MB in size.
3. Tables in Microsoft Word format.
4. Cover Letter
5. Response to reviewers (revisions/resubmissions only)
6. Cover Art files (optional)
7. Supplemental and/or Data Files. At submision you can upload these in a compressed folder in the manuscript submission system, or deposit via the GSA figshare portal, or a public repository of your choosing. At final submission a public repository will be required. If you are using the GSA figshare portal indicate that you have deposited data at figshare in your Data Availability Statement. 
8. Reagent Table (optional). If you have a Reagent table, please deposit it via the GSA figshare portal and indicate that you have done so in your Data Availability Statement.

Please note: compressed (zip) folders permitted for supplemental material only.