Cladistics Template
Get your Cladistics 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 Cladistics Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Cladistics goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cladistics 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 Cladistics Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Cladistics. 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 Cladistics journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Cladistics 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 Cladistics 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 Cladistics guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Cladistics 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 Cladistics.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Cladistics 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.
Cladistics Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Cladistics requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract required. Word limits by article type: Review - 300 words; Research Article - 300 words; Forum - may be shorter than 300 words; Media Review - no abstract required. Abstract should be intelligible if published alone with the title and should not include references |
| Main text | (no overall word/page limits stated; Forum papers noted as 'usually comprise fewer pages than Research Articles' but no specific limits given) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to five keywords |
| References | Harvard reference style |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review model |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/CLA |
Quick Tips for Using the Cladistics Template
Read the Cladistics 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 Cladistics in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Cladistics 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 Cladistics 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 Cladistics guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
