EBT has ten submission types that authors can choose between, five of which are independently peer-reviewed and four which undergo thorough editorial review only.

The article types are selected from a recently-streamlined set of article categories that improves the generation of article metadata.

Independently peer-reviewed submission types

• Research Article: An article reporting on primary research (example). If based on a preregistered method article that has been accepted by EBT, a Research Article would be handled as a Registered Reports format submission.
• Review Article: A review or state-of-the-art summary of a scientific topic (example). Includes systematic reviews and systematic evidence maps.
• Comment: An opinion piece or subjective contribution by one or more experts on a topic or publication (example).
• Method (including study protocols):
  • An article describing a method or approach to conducting research that is intended to be used by other researchers (a methodology article)
  • A registered record of the planned methods for a study (a protocol - example). A protocol that is a complete plan for methods and analyses to be used in a study will be handled as a Registered Report, with the subsequent Research Article submission being granted in-principle acceptance.
  • A study method written in a way to directly support another researcher replicating the method, i.e. a shareable bench protocol or “preregistration template”
• Research Letter: A short scholarly communication which may be original research or a comment in relation to a published work (example).

Submissions that undergo editorial review only

• Editorial: An opinion piece, policy statement, or general commentary, typically written by editorial officers of the journal or a guest contributor (example).
• Letter to the editor: Miscellaneous correspondence to the journal’s editorial office that is not specifically a comment on, or a response to, a published article.
• Meeting report: A report of a conference, symposium, or meeting (example).
• Report: A scientific communication reporting observations derived from professional practice (example).