Cancer Communications Template
Get your Cancer Communications 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 Cancer Communications Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Cancer Communications goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cancer Communications 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 Cancer Communications Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Cancer Communications. 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 Cancer Communications journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Cancer Commun 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 Cancer Communications 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 Cancer Communications guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Cancer Communications 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 Cancer Commun.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Cancer Communications 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.
Cancer Communications Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Cancer Commun requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original Articles: abstract up to 350 words, structured with sections: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration (if applicable for health care interventions). Reviews: abstract up to 350 words with introduction that outlines the main theme and brief subheadings. Guidelines: abstract with fewer than 350 words. Research Highlights, Letters, News and Views, Correspondence, and Editorials: no abstract required |
| Main text | Original Articles: no strict limit, but encouraged to be no more than 15,000 words, 10 figures and/or tables, and 50 references. Reviews: approximately 3,000 words (longer manuscripts will be considered); no figure, table, or reference limit. Research Highlights: fewer than 1,000 words and 10 references. Letters: no more than 1,200 words (excluding references, tables, and figures), 1 figure or table, 10 references. News and Views: fewer than 1,000 words and 10 references. Guidelines: no limit on number of words or references. Correspondence: fewer than 300 words, 5 references, 1 figure or table. Editorials: fewer than 2,000 words total, no more than 20 references and no more than 2 figures and/or tables |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | in the official author guidelines. However, examination of published articles in the journal shows that some articles include keywords (commonly 5 keywords), while others do not. The guidelines and manuscript template make no mention of keyword requirements, suggesting they may be optional or handled during the editorial process |
| References | Authors may submit references in any style for initial submission, though Chicago style is preferred. If accepted, Cancer Communications will reformat the references in Chicago style. References should be numbered consecutively in the order of their first citation. In-text citations should be identified using numbers in square brackets (e.g., [9] or [9, 10]). All authors must be listed by first initial(s) and last name; do not use et al., op. cit., or ibid. DOIs should be included for each reference if available |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review. Editors and reviewers know the identity of the authors, however, the authors do not know the identity of the editors or reviewers. The reviewers' identities are also kept anonymous from each other |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/cancomm/default.aspx |
Quick Tips for Using the Cancer Communications Template
Read the Cancer Communications 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 Cancer Communications in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Cancer Commun 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 Cancer Communications 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 Cancer Communications guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
