Get your Angewandte Chemie paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Angewandte Chemie goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Angewandte Chemie guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Angewandte Chemie. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Angewandte Chemie journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Angewandte Chemie guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Angewandte Chemie guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through ScholarOne / Research Exchange.
| Element | AC requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured, maximum 200 words for all article types. The abstract must present the motivation for the work, methods applied, results, and conclusions drawn. Must not contain graphics, compound numbers (use compound names instead), or references. Should be easily accessible with minimal abbreviations. For all article types (Communications, Research Articles, Reviews, Minireviews, Scientific Perspectives, Viewpoint Articles): 200 words maximum. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Maximum of 5 keywords in alphabetical order (American English). At least 2 of the 5 keywords must be selected from the journal's core keyword catalogue to enhance discoverability. Required for all submissions as part of the Table of Contents graphic. |
| References | Numbered consecutively in square brackets as superscripts after punctuation. No specific citation style required at initial submission—authors should use a consistent reference style throughout (examples shown use Chicago style). At acceptance, typesetters will update formatting into the journal style. Each reference should contain only one literature citation (not multiple sub-parts a, b, c). References should include: author(s) name(s), journal/book title, article title (where applicable), year, volume and issue/book chapter, pagination, and optional DOI. |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous (single-blind) peer review process. Reviewers' identities are concealed from authors, but authors' identities are known to reviewers. |
| Submission | authorservices.wiley.com |
Read the Angewandte Chemie guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Angewandte Chemie in under a page.
Skim two or three recent AC papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Angewandte Chemie journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Angewandte Chemie guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne / Research Exchange.