Chemical Reviews Template
Get your Chemical Reviews 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 Chemical Reviews Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Chemical Reviews goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Chemical Reviews 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 Chemical Reviews Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Chemical Reviews. 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 Chemical Reviews journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Chem Rev 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 Chemical Reviews 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 Chemical Reviews guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Chemical Reviews 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 Chem Rev.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Chemical Reviews 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.
Chemical Reviews Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Chem Rev requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured: One paragraph, 100-200 words. Should indicate the subject and scope of the review, listing the major topics covered and overall objectives. Must be self-contained for use in Chemical Abstracts |
| Main text | Regular Reviews: No specific length limit; must be adequate for comprehensive coverage of the subject. Focus Reviews: Maximum 60 double-spaced manuscript pages (corresponding to ~20 published pages), including embedded figures, tables, and 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 | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | ACS Style Guide format: Numbered references in numerical order, cited as unparenthesized superscripts in text and enclosed in parentheses in reference list. Must include titles (in title case) and ending page numbers. Journal names abbreviated per Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI). At initial submission, references can be provided in any style but must be complete including titles; ACS Style Guide format required for final version |
| Peer review | Single-blind / single-anonymized: Authors do not know who is reviewing their manuscript, but reviewers know who authored the manuscript |
| Submission | publish.acs.org/app/submission?journal=acs-CR |
Quick Tips for Using the Chemical Reviews Template
Read the Chemical Reviews 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 Chemical Reviews in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Chem Rev 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 Chemical Reviews 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 Chemical Reviews guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
