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elsevier-cas
Prepare submissions to Elsevier journals (including The Lancet family style notes, Cell-independent Elsevier titles, and thousands of society journals) using the elsarticle LaTeX class, the CAS single/double-column templates or Word, covering highlights, graphical abstracts, keywords, CRediT author statements, declarations of interest, generative-AI disclosure, data availability, reference styles per journal, Editorial Manager submission and "Your Paper Your Way" format-free first submission. Use when targeting an Elsevier journal or fixing elsarticle/CAS template issues.
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# Elsevier Journals
## Workflow
1. Identify the exact journal and article type, open its current author guidelines, and fill in the limits table below. Never rely on remembered limits.
2. Check whether a format-free first submission is allowed. If it is, spend effort on content and mandatory statements rather than layout.
3. Restructure the manuscript into the venue's front matter and sections (see below).
4. Prepare the required statements, figures and supplementary files.
5. Run the checklist, then assemble the submission package: manuscript, source files, figures, declarations and cover letter.
## Verify first (mandatory)
Each Elsevier journal's **Guide for Authors** (linked from its ScienceDirect/journal home page)
overrides general advice. It sets article types, word limits, the reference style (numbered,