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

No. Journals, Buildings 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?

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 author guide for any required wording.

How do I know my paper fits Buildings?

Read the Buildings 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 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 Template 2026: Format & Author Guidelines

Buildings Template 2026

Meet the Buildings author guidelines from the start: a 200-word abstract, 3–10 keywords and ACS references, with the section order laid out.

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

What is the Buildings Template?

It is the writing shell for Buildings: 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 Buildings submission:

A Buildings 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 in MDPI (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 200 words).
References that are not in MDPI (numbered) style.
The wrong number or kind of keywords (3–10 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 Buildings Template include?

The sections a Buildings 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 Buildings Word file.

Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent

Click Start Writing on this page.
Keep the Buildings 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 Template Structure at a Glance

Element	Buildings requirement
Abstract	No more than 200 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	3–10 keywords
References	ACS reference style
Peer review	Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines
Submission	www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings/instructions

Buildings Author Guidelines in Detail

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

Abstract

No more than 200 words.

Keywords

3–10 keywords.

References

ACS reference style.

Buildings Reference Style with Examples

Reference managers format Buildings citations with the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute reference style, with numbered citations in the text. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Buildings" 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. Smith, J.A.; Patel, R. Seasonal Variation in Soil Microbial Activity. Journal of Field Studies 2021, 12, 145–159.
Book: 2. Garcia, L. 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 Buildings Template

Set Zotero or Mendeley to the "Buildings" style before you add the first citation.
Write the abstract last and count it. Buildings asks for an abstract of up to 200 words.
Choose keywords to the rule: 3–10 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 paper for depth, headings, and figure style.

Before You Submit: Final Check

The abstract meets the rule (an abstract of up to 200 words).
Every reference is in MDPI (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.