Clean Technologies Template
Get your Clean Technologies 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 Clean Technologies Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Clean Technologies goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Clean Technologies 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 Clean Technologies Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Clean Technologies. 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 Clean Technologies journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Clean Technol 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 Clean Technologies 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 Clean Technologies guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Clean Technologies 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 Clean Technol.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Clean Technologies 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.
Clean Technologies Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Clean Technol requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | The abstract should be a total of about 200 words maximum. The abstract should be a single paragraph and should follow the style of structured abstracts, but without headings: 1) Background... 2) Methods... 3) Results... and 4) Conclusion. For Article type: The structure should include an Abstract. For Review type: The structure can include an Abstract (optional) |
| Main text | No strict word or page limits for main text. The guide states 'We do not have strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the required sections.' Only restriction mentioned is that the total amount of data for all files must not exceed 120 MB |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Three to ten pertinent keywords are required (need to be added after the abstract). MDPI recommends that the keywords are specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject discipline. No MeSH requirement mentioned |
| References | ACS style guide (numbered in square brackets [ ] in text, placed before punctuation). The reference list should include the full title. Format for journal articles: Author 1, A.B.; Author 2, C.D. Title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Name Year, Volume, page range |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized peer review system (also known as 'single-blind'), meaning that reviewers are aware of the authors' identities. MDPI journals allow authors to choose Open Peer Review, under which review reports and author responses to reviewers are published alongside the article |
| Submission | susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=cleantechnol |
Quick Tips for Using the Clean Technologies Template
Read the Clean Technologies 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 Clean Technologies in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Clean Technol 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 Clean Technologies 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 Clean Technologies guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
