Where do I submit a Biomaterials manuscript?

Through the journal's own submission system. The address is in the Submission row of the Structure at a Glance table on this page. SciSpace does not submit for you.

How do I use the Biomaterials template in SciSpace?

Click Start Writing, add your topic and article type to the prompt, review the draft against the rules on this page, then export and submit through the journal's portal.

Can I submit to Biomaterials and another journal at the same time?

No. Journals, Biomaterials included, expect a manuscript to be under review at one journal at a time. Wait for the decision or withdraw formally before you submit elsewhere.

What should my data availability statement say for Biomaterials?

Say where readers can find the data behind your results: a repository with a DOI, supplementary files, or the reason the data cannot be shared. Check the Biomaterials author guide for any required wording.

How do I know my paper fits Biomaterials?

Read the Biomaterials aims and scope and skim two or three recent articles. If your question, methods, and audience match what the journal publishes, you are in the right place.

What belongs in supplementary material?

Large datasets, extended tables, extra figures, code, and detailed protocols. Reference each file in the main text, and keep the core Biomaterials manuscript readable without them.

Biomaterials Template 2026: Guide for Authors & Format

Biomaterials Template 2026

The Biomaterials format rules (a 250-word abstract, 1–7 keywords and numbered references) are ready in one template. Add your content and go.

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How to Use the Biomaterials Template | A Step-by-Step Guide

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Use this Biomaterials template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it. Check the current rules in the Biomaterials author instructions; the Biomaterials journal page has the scope and latest issues.

What is the Biomaterials Template?

It is the writing shell for Biomaterials: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list. The limits that decide a desk reject are on the journal page linked above.

What's actually in a Biomaterials submission:

A Biomaterials submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract of up to 250 words, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list in numbered style, and figures and tables.

What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:

An abstract that breaks the rule (an abstract of up to 250 words).
References that are not in numbered style.
The wrong number or kind of keywords (1–7 keywords).
A missing declaration: ethics approval, competing interests, funding, or data availability.

Read the full rules on the journal page linked above before you upload.

What does this Biomaterials Template include?

The sections a Biomaterials submission is built from, in order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text, declarations, references, figures, and tables. It does not replace the journal's own checklist. The journal also publishes its own Word file: official Biomaterials Word file.

Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent

Click Start Writing on this page.
Keep the Biomaterials section order. Add your topic and article type in the prompt.
Run the prompt and read the draft against the abstract and reference rules on this page.
Use View Outputs to confirm required statements are present.
Read the abstract and the title once more before you export.
Export and submit through the journal's own portal.

Biomaterials Template Structure at a Glance

Element	Biomaterials requirement
Abstract	An unstructured abstract of no more than 250 words
Main text	Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide
Declarations	Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability
Figures/tables	Publication-ready; cited in order
Supplemental	Upload separately when used
Keywords	1–7 keywords
References	Numbered citations in order of appearance
Peer review	Single-anonymous peer review
Submission	www.editorialmanager.com/BIOMAT/default.aspx

Biomaterials Author Guidelines in Detail

These rules come from the Biomaterials author instructions. Journals change limits without notice, so check the current guide before you upload.

Abstract

An unstructured abstract of no more than 250 words.

Keywords

1–7 keywords.

References

Numbered citations in order of appearance.

Peer Review

Single-anonymous peer review.

Before You Open the Portal

Submissions go through Editorial Manager. Create the account before the deadline week.

Biomaterials Reference Style with Examples

Reference managers format Biomaterials citations with the Elsevier (numeric, with titles) reference style, with numbered citations in the text. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Biomaterials" in the open Citation Style Language database.

In-text citation: [1] for a two-author article, [2] for a single-author book.

Reference list entries:

Journal article: [1]J.A. Smith, R. Patel, Seasonal variation in soil microbial activity, Journal of Field Studies 12 (2021) 145–159.
Book: [2]L. Garcia, Methods in Applied Research, 2nd ed., Academic Press, London, 2019.

These examples show the pattern, not real sources. If the author guide gives a different rule for DOIs or for how many authors to list before et al., follow the guide.

Quick Tips for Using the Biomaterials Template

Set Zotero or Mendeley to the "Biomaterials" style before you add the first citation.
Write the abstract last and count it. Biomaterials asks for an abstract of up to 250 words.
Choose keywords to the rule: 1–7 keywords.
Keep declarations with the manuscript, not in a separate note you might forget to upload.

Best Practices

Open the author guide once before you draft and once before you upload. Match a recent Biomaterials paper for depth, headings, and figure style.

Before You Submit: Final Check

The abstract meets the rule (an abstract of up to 250 words).
Every reference is in numbered style, and every in-text citation has a matching entry.
The keywords follow the stated count.
Declarations are included: ethics, competing interests, funding, and data availability.
Figures are publication-ready and cited in order.

Then submit on the journal's portal, not from this page.