Journal of Clinical Oncology Submission Guide
Evaluates clinical oncology manuscripts for Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) fit, trial reporting standards, and desk-reject risks.
The Journal of Clinical Oncology Submission Guide provides specialized editorial screening and framing advice for oncology researchers targeting ASCO's flagship journal. It assesses manuscript alignment against JCO's high bar for practice-changing Phase III trials, biomarker-selected studies, and definitive oncology evidence syntheses. The skill audits critical reporting requirements—such as CONSORT and PRISMA adherence, pre-registered primary endpoints, structured abstract formatting, and survival curve at-risk tables—while identifying fatal desk-reject triggers and suggesting strategic alternative venues like The Lancet Oncology or Nature Medicine.