Get your Annals of Biomedical Engineering 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Annals of Biomedical Engineering 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering 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 Editorial Manager / Snapp.
| Element | ABE requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Research Articles: Structured abstract of 150 to 250 words with required sections: Purpose (stating the main purposes and research question), Methods, Results, Conclusion. For life science journals when applicable: add trial registration number and date of registration. Review Articles: Guide states 'Review article submissions are welcome' but does not specify different abstract requirements. Letters to the Editor: Guide states letters 'should be short' and 'must be typewritten, and include a title' but does not specify abstract requirements. |
| 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 |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
| Keywords | 4 to 6 keywords |
| References | Numbered consecutively in square brackets in text (e.g., [1], [1-3, 7]). Reference list: numbered consecutively, include DOIs when available as full DOI links. Format follows Vancouver style conventions - Journal article: Author(s). Article title. Journal abbreviation. Year;volume:pages. Book: Author(s). Title. Edition. Place: Publisher; Year. Book chapter: Author(s). Chapter title. In: Editor(s), editors. Book title. Place: Publisher; Year. pp. pages. Use standard journal abbreviations per ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, or use full journal title if unsure. |
| Peer review | single-blind |
Read the Annals of Biomedical Engineering 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering in under a page.
Skim two or three recent ABE 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 Annals of Biomedical Engineering journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Annals of Biomedical Engineering guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager / Snapp.