Caldasia Template
Draft for Caldasia with confidence. The template sets the correct structure, abstract, and references up front, so your manuscript clears editorial screening.
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How to Use the Caldasia Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Caldasia goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Caldasia 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 Caldasia Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Caldasia. 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 Caldasia journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Caldasia 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 Caldasia 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 Caldasia guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Caldasia Template include?
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's online submission system.
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 Caldasia.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Caldasia 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 the journal's online submission system.
Caldasia Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Caldasia requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract, maximum 250 words. Must contain 5 sections: (1) Identification of the problem under study and its importance (18% suggested word distribution), (2) Main goal of the research (2% suggested word distribution), (3) Concise description of methods (20% suggested word distribution), (4) Synthesis of major results (60% suggested word distribution), (5) Description of the impact of the work (10% suggested word distribution). No references to literature, figures, or tables should be included. Applies to all article types (full papers, review papers, short communications). |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Between 2 and 5 keywords required. Keywords should be significant in the research area and different from words used in the title. |
| References | Council of Scientific Editors (CSE) name-year citation format (last name, year version). Full instructions available at: http://www.scientificstyleandformat.org/Tools/SSF-Citation-Quick-Guide.html. Journal abbreviations should follow official lists from Web of Science or ISSN. |
| Peer review | Double-blind (doble ciego). Papers are sent to at least two peer reviewers for evaluation. |
| Submission | scielo.org.co |
Quick Tips for Using the Caldasia Template
Read the Caldasia 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 Caldasia in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Caldasia 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 Caldasia 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 Caldasia guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's online submission system.
