Common mistakes for rejection of manuscripts

1. The manuscript was not prepared using the PST MS template file (download 'PST MS template file').
2. MS details file was not uploaded (download 'MS details' template file)
3. Wrong first page in the manuscript file- In most cases authors' names and affiliations are included in the 1st page of the manuscript which is not required. Avoiding author details in the manuscript file helps in double blind review. 
4. Article components - Including Acknowledgements, Authors contributions and Ethical Statements in the manuscript file is wrong. These sections are to be included in the MS details file.
5. Reference citations within the text shouldn't follow Author Year format. Instead PST journal follows Vancouver format where numbers in brackets are used - e.g. (1), (1, 2), (1-4), etc.
6. Don't sort the references given in the reference list alphabetically. References are to be cited in the text starting from 1. That means, reference number 1 usually appears in the Introduction and the reference citation continues sequentially.
7. The reference list needs to be properly formatted as per the PST journal style.
8. Details of all authors need to be included in the submission portal - Please ensure that all authors are included in the submission portal. For example, if your manuscript comprises 5 authors, you must enter the individual details of each author after uploading the article files when submitting the manuscript.

Please refer PST journal's author guidelines for more information