Cancers Template
Get your Cancers 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 Cancers Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Cancers goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cancers 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 Cancers Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Cancers. 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 Cancers journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Cancers 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 Cancers 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 Cancers guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Cancers 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 Cancers.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Cancers 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.
Cancers Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Cancers requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required for systematic reviews and original research articles with the following headings: Background/Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Word limit: around 250 words. Clinical trial abstracts must include items identified by the CONSORT group. Narrative reviews require an abstract but the structured format is not mandated in the same way. All articles also require a Simple Summary (separate from abstract) not exceeding 150 words |
| Main text | No restrictions on maximum length for research manuscripts, provided the text is concise and comprehensive. Articles should have more than 30 references. Reviews must include at least two figures or tables. Case Reports are not accepted by the journal |
| 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 pertinent keywords are required. MeSH requirement not specified in the guide |
| References | ACS style. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text and listed individually at the end of the manuscript. In the text, reference numbers should be placed in square brackets [ ] and placed before the punctuation. The reference list should include the full title as recommended by the ACS style guide |
| Peer review | Single-blind (single-anonymized) peer review system, meaning reviewers are aware of the authors' identities. Authors may choose Open Peer Review, under which review reports and author responses are published alongside the article for greater transparency |
| Submission | susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=cancers |
Quick Tips for Using the Cancers Template
Read the Cancers 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 Cancers in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Cancers 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 Cancers 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 Cancers guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
