ADVANCES IN FRONTIER MEDICINE Initial submission checklist | October 17, 2026 Article family: original research; evidence-based review; or visual clinical/technical report. [ ] Title, abstract/summary, manuscript, references and figure legends. [ ] Separate legible figures; explain labels, scales and image permissions. [ ] Authors, affiliations, contributions and corresponding-author email. [ ] Approval of the submission by every author. [ ] Funding, sponsor role, relevant interests and AI assistance disclosed. [ ] Applicable ethics approval, waiver or determination and trial registration. [ ] Required patient publication consent confirmed; no signed identifiable consent forms attached. [ ] Patient identifiers removed from text, images, filenames and file metadata. [ ] Relevant preprints, prior presentations, related manuscripts and overlapping consideration disclosed. [ ] Study-appropriate reporting guideline considered: https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/ [ ] Short explanation of what limits care, what was evaluated, what the evidence supports and where it may not transfer. Read current submission instructions at https://afmjournal.com/submit/ Submission does not guarantee acceptance. First publications are planned for 2027. No author publication fees at launch; free online reader access.