Report submission

Before submitting your final report please check that:

• it is complete – there are no sections which are labelled ‘to follow’, ‘to be completed’ or similar;
• it complies with the guidance shown above;
• it is navigable – page numbers are sequential and the structure is consistent and coherent;
• the version submitted is a ‘final version’ which is acceptable for publication;
• it is contained within one complete Word (not pdf) document which contains all sections and appendices and that the file is less than 10MB in size;
• it contains a title page with a complete author list, a contents list, an abstract, a plain english summary and a scientific summary in that order;
• in the absence of DOIs ensure all URLs are active;
• reports of all main findings are included.

You should submit your draft final report and accompanying documentation as requested by your Programme Grants for Applied Research contact, and not via the REALMS MIS system.

Once satisfied that your final report can go forward for editorial review, a member of the NIHR Journals Library (NJL) Editorial Office will check the submission and notify the editors that they have received the final report. After this, the NJL Editorial Office will be your main point of contact through the stages of review and revision, and will advise on how you should submit revisions and additional documentation.