Biometrics Template
Get your Biometrics 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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How to Use the Biometrics Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 30 July, 2026
Submitting to Biometrics goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Biometrics 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.
What is the Biometrics Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Biometrics. 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 Biometrics journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Biometrics submission:
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 Biometrics guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:
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 Biometrics guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Biometrics Template include?
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).
Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent
- Click Start Writing on this page. The SciSpace Agent prompt screen opens with the template loaded.
- Use the loaded template, or upload a version your group already uses for Biometrics.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Biometrics guide for authors.
- Run the prompt. The agent drafts into the correct structure and reference style.
- Use View Outputs to verify required statements and formatting are present.
- Export and submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
Biometrics Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Biometrics requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 225 words, unstructured (one paragraph) |
| Main text | Biometric Methodology or Biometric Practice papers: 25 pages maximum (includes acknowledgements, references, and brief appendices, but excludes title page, abstract, tables and figures); Reader Reaction papers: 12 pages maximum; Corrections: 2 pages maximum |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to 6 |
| References | Author-date style (ordered by surname and publication date in text; alphabetically by last name in reference list; journal titles complete and not abbreviated) |
| Peer review | Single-blind (single-anonymized: author identities known to editors and reviewers, reviewer identities hidden from authors) |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/biom |
Quick Tips for Using the Biometrics Template
Read the Biometrics 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 Biometrics in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Biometrics 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 Biometrics journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Before You Submit: Final Check
Do one focused pass against the Biometrics guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
