{
  "name": "Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM): length and content limits by article type",
  "description": "Compiled from the article-type limits in the JNM Information for Authors page (SNMMI), read 2026-11-14. Word limits include title page, abstract, text, disclosures, acknowledgments, references, tables and figure legends. The Research Post reference limit is a maximum of 6. Seven of the fifteen listed article types are shown.",
  "page": "https://casrai.org/guides/jnm-journal",
  "publisher": "CASRAI",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-14T16:49:36Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026",
  "spatialCoverage": null,
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Article type",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Word limit",
      "unit": "words",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Abstract limit",
      "unit": "words",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Reference limit",
      "unit": "references",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Figures",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Tables",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Submission route",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "Article type": "Original research",
      "Word limit": 5000,
      "Abstract limit": 350,
      "Reference limit": 60,
      "Figures": "7 (up to 14 parts)",
      "Tables": "7",
      "Submission route": "Unsolicited"
    },
    {
      "Article type": "Brief communication",
      "Word limit": 2500,
      "Abstract limit": 150,
      "Reference limit": 30,
      "Figures": "4",
      "Tables": "2",
      "Submission route": "Unsolicited"
    },
    {
      "Article type": "Letter to the editor",
      "Word limit": 800,
      "Abstract limit": "none",
      "Reference limit": 10,
      "Figures": "none",
      "Tables": "none",
      "Submission route": "Unsolicited"
    },
    {
      "Article type": "Clinical trial protocol",
      "Word limit": 4000,
      "Abstract limit": 350,
      "Reference limit": 40,
      "Figures": "6 (combined with tables)",
      "Tables": "6 (combined with figures)",
      "Submission route": "Unsolicited"
    },
    {
      "Article type": "The Research Post",
      "Word limit": 600,
      "Abstract limit": "none",
      "Reference limit": 6,
      "Figures": "up to 2 (tables or figures)",
      "Tables": "included in the figure limit",
      "Submission route": "Unsolicited"
    },
    {
      "Article type": "Standard of care",
      "Word limit": 4000,
      "Abstract limit": 150,
      "Reference limit": 40,
      "Figures": "4 (combined with tables)",
      "Tables": "4 (combined with figures)",
      "Submission route": "Unsolicited"
    },
    {
      "Article type": "Continuing education",
      "Word limit": 6000,
      "Abstract limit": 350,
      "Reference limit": 80,
      "Figures": "7",
      "Tables": "7",
      "Submission route": "Solicited"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "JNM Information for Authors (SNMMI)",
      "url": "https://jnm.snmjournals.org/node/1",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}