Writing for Asia Pacific Allergy? This template gives you a submission-ready structure—sections, abstract, and references—so you focus on the research, not the formatting.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Asia Pacific Allergy goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Asia Pacific Allergy 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 Asia Pacific Allergy. 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 Asia Pacific Allergy 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 Asia Pacific Allergy 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 Asia Pacific Allergy 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. When your draft is ready, upload it through Editorial Manager.
| Element | APA requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract with the following subheadings required for original research articles: Background, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Maximum 250 words total (including the subheadings). For general review articles, abstract must be written in an unstructured format (250 words or less). For systematic review/meta-analysis, structured abstract with the following headings: Background, Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion (250 words maximum). Abbreviations should be kept to an absolute minimum. References are not allowed in the abstract. |
| 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 | At least 5 keywords or brief phrases required for indexing purposes. The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used by the US National Library of Medicine's Index Medicus (MEDLINE) are preferred. |
| References | Vancouver style. Not more than 35 references for original research papers; not more than 70 references for review papers. References should be cited sequentially in superscript arabic numerals in the text. |
| Peer review | Open peer-review (as stated: 'All manuscripts are subjected to open peer-review') |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
Read the Asia Pacific Allergy 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 Asia Pacific Allergy in under a page.
Skim two or three recent APA 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 Asia Pacific Allergy journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Asia Pacific Allergy guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.