Climate of the Past Template
Get your Climate of the Past 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 Climate of the Past Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Climate of the Past goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Climate of the Past 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 Climate of the Past Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Climate of the Past. 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 Climate of the Past journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Clim Past 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 Climate of the Past 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 Climate of the Past guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Climate of the Past 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 Clim Past.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Climate of the Past 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.
Climate of the Past Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Clim Past requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract should be intelligible to the general reader without reference to the text. After a brief introduction of the topic, it should recapitulate the key points and mention possible directions for prospective research. Reference citations should not be included unless urgently required, and abbreviations should be explained. Should be short, clear, and concise. No specific word limit stated for research articles, review articles, opinions, commentaries, or corrigenda. For Rapid Communications: abstract must not exceed 200 words. A separate 500-character (including spaces) non-technical short summary is also required for all manuscript types to promote work to a broader audience |
| Main text | Research articles, review articles, opinions, commentaries, and corrigenda: no specific word or page limit stated. Rapid Communications: maximum 2-4 journal pages (maximum 3000 words), with maximum 4 figures and/or tables and maximum 40 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 | Index terms are defined during manuscript registration process and serve as the basis for editor assignment. No specific count, range, or MeSH requirement stated in the official guide |
| References | Alphabetical by first author's last name. Format: author last name followed by initials, complete article title, abbreviated journal title, volume number, complete page numbers (first and last page), DOI, and publication year. No bold or italics in citations or reference list. Sorting order: (1) single author papers (chronological), (2) co-author papers (alphabetical by second author), (3) team papers (chronological) |
| Peer review | Interactive public peer review (open/transparent). The process combines traditional peer review with an open discussion phase where manuscripts are published as preprints on EGU's preprint repository EGUsphere for public commenting. Referee comments can be anonymous or named at the reviewer's discretion, while community comments are attributed. All referee reports, editor reports, and author responses are published alongside the final paper |
| Submission | editor.copernicus.org/CP/manuscript_registration |
Quick Tips for Using the Climate of the Past Template
Read the Climate of the Past 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 Climate of the Past in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Clim Past 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 Climate of the Past 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 Climate of the Past guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
