Where do I submit a Buildings & Cities 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 Buildings & Cities 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 Buildings & Cities and another journal at the same time?

No. Journals, Buildings & Cities 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 Buildings & Cities?

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 Buildings & Cities author guide for any required wording.

How do I know my paper fits Buildings & Cities?

Read the Buildings & Cities 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 Buildings & Cities manuscript readable without them.

Can I change the author list after submitting?

Usually only with the editor's approval and written agreement from every author. Settle who qualifies as an author, and the order, before you submit.

Buildings & Cities Template 2026: Format & Author Guidelines

Buildings & Cities Template

The Buildings & Cities format rules (a 200-word abstract, up to 6 keywords and a 8,000-word limit) are ready in one template. Add your content and go.

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Use this Buildings & Cities template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it.

What is the Buildings & Cities Template?

It is the writing shell for Buildings & Cities: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list.

What's actually in a Buildings & Cities submission:

A Buildings & Cities submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract of up to 200 words, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list, 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 200 words).
A manuscript over the length limit for its article type (Research articles up to 8,000 words; Synthesis articles up to 8,500 words; Methods articles up to 5,000 words).
The wrong number or kind of keywords (Up to 6 keywords).
A missing declaration: ethics approval, competing interests, funding, or data availability.

Open the journal's current author guide before you upload.

What does this Buildings & Cities Template include?

The sections a Buildings & Cities 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.

Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent

Click Start Writing on this page.
Keep the Buildings & Cities 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.

Buildings & Cities Template Structure at a Glance

Element	Buildings & Cities requirement
Abstract	An unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words
Main text	Research articles up to 8,000 words; Synthesis articles up to 8,500 words; Methods articles up to 5,000 words
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 keywords
References	Citation style not stated in the accessible author guidelines; match recent articles and any editor instructions
Peer review	Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines
Submission	www.buildingsandcities.org/pdf/Information-for-Authors.pdf

Buildings & Cities Author Guidelines in Detail

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

Abstract

An unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words.

Keywords

Up to 6 keywords.

Word Limits and Article Types

Research articles up to 8,000 words; Synthesis articles up to 8,500 words; Methods articles up to 5,000 words.

Quick Tips for Using the Buildings & Cities Template

Write the abstract last and count it. Buildings & Cities asks for an abstract of up to 200 words.
Choose keywords to the rule: Up to 6 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 Buildings & Cities paper for depth, headings, and figure style. Check the word limit for your article type before you write the discussion, not after.

Before You Submit: Final Check

The abstract meets the rule (an abstract of up to 200 words).
The word count fits your article type.
The reference style matches the author guide, and every 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.