ChemComm Template 2026
Draft for ChemComm with the abstract rules, body order, and reference style the editors check before peer review.
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How to Use the ChemComm Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 26 August, 2026
Submitting to ChemComm goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the ChemComm 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 ChemComm Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to ChemComm. 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 ChemComm journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a ChemComm 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 ChemComm 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 ChemComm guide for authors before you submit.
What does this ChemComm 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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 ChemComm.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the ChemComm 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
ChemComm Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | ChemComm requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | The abstract is a single paragraph: maximum 50 words for Communications, and 50 to 250 words for other article types. It should concisely summarise the main findings, objectives and results, and their importance; detailed methods should be left to the main manuscript. No structured headings are specified |
| Main text | Communications: up to 3.5 pages may be used for the title, authors and main text through and including Conclusions; these sections must not go beyond the end of the first column on page 4. An additional maximum 1.5 pages is available for Conflicts of interest, Data availability and Author contributions statements, Acknowledgements, and References. The guide says Feature Articles are generally 10–16 pages (longer may be acceptable after consultation); no overall page/word limit is stated for Reviews or Comments. The general article-content order given is Title, Authorship, Abstract, Introduction, Experimental, Results and discussion, Conclusions, Author contributions, Conflicts of interest, Data availability and Acknowledgements |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | Vancouver style (not Harvard). References are cited in the text with superscript numbers, in the correct sequence, and the references themselves are listed in numerical order at the end of the main article |
| Peer review | The journal offers double-anonymised peer review as well as traditional, single-anonymised peer review during submission |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/chemcomm |
Quick Tips for Using the ChemComm Template
Read the ChemComm 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 ChemComm in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent ChemComm 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 ChemComm 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 ChemComm guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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