Get your Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology 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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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology 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.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 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 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal page before you draft.
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 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
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 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology guide for authors before you submit.
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.
| Element | Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured for Original Articles: Background & Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Keywords. 260 words maximum. Abbreviations must be spelled out at least once. Do not use footnotes or references. Brief Reviews: unstructured abstract, similar to full-length Reviews, 2000-3000 words. Full-length Reviews: unstructured, 6000 words. Technical Advances and Research Letters: do not include an abstract |
| Main text | Original Articles: 6000 words (not including methods, figure/table legends, and references). Technical Advances: 1000 words main text (supplemental methods up to 2000 words; references and legends not included). Research Letters: 1000 words (includes main text and figure legends; references not included). Reviews: 6000 words (not including references). Brief Reviews: 2000-3000 words (references/legends not included). Editorials: approximately 750 words. Commentaries: 1500 words (not including references). Letters to the Editor: 500 words (not including references) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 3-4 keywords required, separated by semicolons. Keywords should be different than the words in the title. Authors may also include keywords on DEI topics which will not count toward the overall keyword limit |
| References | Numbered citation style (AMA/Vancouver variant). List references using arabic numerals by order of appearance in the text. References should favor primary reports over reviews. For Research Letters and Technical Advances: shortened format listing only the first author followed by et al, the journal name, publication year, and page numbers |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review. Quote from guide: "The associate editor chooses reviewers, who remain anonymous." Reviewers' identities are not revealed to authors while authors' identities are known to reviewers |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/cmgh/default.aspx |
Read the Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology 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 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 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 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.