Bone Reports Template 2026

Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 28 September, 2026

Use this Bone Reports template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it. Check the current rules on the Bone Reports journal page.

What is the Bone Reports Template?

It is the writing shell for Bone Reports: 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 Bone Reports submission:

A Bone Reports submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, a structured abstract of up to 500 words, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list in Harvard (author-date) style, and figures and tables.

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

• An abstract that breaks the rule (a structured abstract of up to 500 words).
• References that are not in Harvard (author-date) 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 Bone Reports Template include?

The sections a Bone Reports 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 Bone Reports Word file.

Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent

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

Bone Reports Template Structure at a Glance

Bone Reports Author Guidelines in Detail

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

Abstract

A structured abstract of no more than 500 words.

Keywords

1–7 keywords.

References

Any consistent reference style is accepted at submission.

Peer Review

Single-anonymous peer review.

Before You Open the Portal

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

Bone Reports Reference Style with Examples

Reference managers format Bone Reports citations with the Elsevier (author-date/Harvard, with titles) reference style, with author and year in the text and an alphabetical reference list. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Bone Reports" in the open Citation Style Language database.

In-text citation: (Smith and Patel, 2021) for a two-author article, (Garcia, 2019) for a single-author book.

Reference list entries:

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

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 Bone Reports Template

• Set Zotero or Mendeley to the "Bone Reports" style before you add the first citation.
• Write the abstract last and count it. Bone Reports asks for a structured abstract of up to 500 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 Bone Reports paper for depth, headings, and figure style.

Before You Submit: Final Check

• The abstract meets the rule (a structured abstract of up to 500 words).
• Every reference is in Harvard (author-date) 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.