BME Frontiers Template
Get your BME Frontiers 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 BME Frontiers Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 30 July, 2026
Submitting to BME Frontiers goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the BME Frontiers 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 BME Frontiers Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to BME Frontiers. 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 BME Frontiers journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a BME Front 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 BME Frontiers 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 BME Frontiers guide for authors before you submit.
What does this BME Frontiers 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 Editorial Manager.
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 BME Front.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the BME Frontiers 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 Editorial Manager.
BME Frontiers Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | BME Front requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Research Articles: Structured abstract (maximum 250 words) with required headings: |
- Objective: An opening sentence that states the objective of the research
- Impact Statement: Brief description about the novelty and impact of the research
- Introduction: Enough background information to give context to the study
- Methods: A brief statement of the primary methods used by the study
- Results: A brief statement of primary results
- Conclusion: A short concluding sentence of the main take-home point(s) of the study
Review Articles: Abstract required (no word limit specified, no structure specified)
Rapid Reports: Short abstract (maximum 150 words), unstructured
Perspectives: Abstract required (no word limit specified)
Commentaries: Abstract required (no word limit specified)
Editorials: No abstract | | Main text | Research articles: less than 5,000 words (excluding abstract, materials and methods, and references). Review articles: less than 8,000 words (longer manuscripts considered). Rapid reports: less than 1,000 words (excluding abstract, materials and methods, and references). Perspectives: up to 1,000 words plus one figure or table. Editorials: fewer than 1,000 words total | | Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability | | Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order | | Supplemental | Upload separately when used | | Keywords | 6-10 | | References | Numbered in square brackets in order of first appearance. List all authors by first initial(s) and last name (for 11+ authors, list first 10 followed by 'et al.'). Format: [n] Author surnames and initials. Article title in sentence style. Journal Title. Year;volume(issue):pp or article ID | | Peer review | single-blind | | Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/bmef/default.aspx |
Quick Tips for Using the BME Frontiers Template
Read the BME Frontiers 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 BME Frontiers in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent BME Front 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 BME Frontiers 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 BME Frontiers guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
