Cancer Science Template
Get your Cancer Science 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 Science Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Cancer Science goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cancer Science 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 Science Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Cancer Science. 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 Science journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Cancer Sci 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 Science 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 Science guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Cancer Science 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 the journal's 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 Cancer Sci.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Cancer Science 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 submission system.
Cancer Science Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Cancer Sci requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured (intro/methods/results/conclusion) or unstructured. Word limits by article type: Original article: up to 250 words; Review article: up to 250 words; Report: up to 250 words; Case report: up to 100 words. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. All articles must have an abstract that states in 250 words or fewer (or 100 words for case reports) the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study |
| Main text | Original article: up to 5000 words (excluding references), abstract up to 250 words, unlimited tables/figures; Review article: 4000-5000 words (including up to 80 references), abstract up to 250 words, 4-6 tables/figures total; Report: up to 2000 words (including up to 25 references), up to 4 tables/figures, abstract up to 250 words; Case report: up to 2000 words (including up to 25 references), up to 3 tables/figures, abstract up to 100 words; Letter to the Editor: up to 1000 words (including 10 references), up to 3 tables/figures. For Original Article, title page, abstract, and figure legends are included in word count. For other article types, title page, abstract, references, and figure legends are included in word count |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Five keywords required (LaTeX guidelines mention up to seven). Keywords should be supplied in alphabetical order and taken from the US National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list |
| References | Vancouver style. References should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance. In-text citations should cite references in consecutive order using Arabic superscript numerals. References should be as complete as possible |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized peer review (single-blind). Manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers, the Associate Editor, and the Editor. Reviewers' identities are kept anonymous, but authors' identities are known to reviewers |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/CAS |
Quick Tips for Using the Cancer Science Template
Read the Cancer Science 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 Science in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Cancer Sci 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 Science 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 Science guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
