Get your Autism in Adulthood 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 30 July, 2026
Submitting to Autism in Adulthood goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Autism in Adulthood 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 Autism in Adulthood. 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 Autism in Adulthood 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 Autism in Adulthood 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 Autism in Adulthood 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 (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Autism Adulthood requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Varies by article type: Original Research/Brief Research/Systematic Reviews/Brief Systematic Reviews: 300 words, structured (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion); Conceptual Analysis/Advances in Methodology/Emerging Practices/Narrative Reviews/Perspectives: 250 words, unstructured; Insights/Letters/Guest Editorials/Reviews: no abstract |
| Main text | Original Research/Conceptual Analysis/Advances in Methodology/Emerging Practices/Systematic Literature Reviews/Narrative Reviews: 6000 words; Brief Research Reports: 2500 words; Brief Systematic Reviews: 3000 words; Perspectives: 4000 words; Guest Editorials: 2000 words; Insights: 2000 words; Letters to the Editor: 500 words; Reviews of Book/Media/Resources: 1000 words (or greater at editors' discretion) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | minimum of 4 |
| References | The journal follows the AMA Manual of Style (also referred to as JAMA citation style). However, for initial submission, authors may use any standard citation format (e.g., JAMA, APA, Vancouver). At revision stage, if the manuscript is being revised and resubmitted, authors must then comply with the required JAMA citation style. |
| Peer review | single-blind (reviewers know author identity, authors do not know reviewers' identities) |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aut |
Read the Autism in Adulthood 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 Autism in Adulthood in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Autism Adulthood 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 Autism in Adulthood journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Autism in Adulthood guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).