Get your Clinical and Experimental Immunology 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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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 3 August, 2026
Submitting to Clinical and Experimental Immunology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Clinical and Experimental Immunology 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.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 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 Clinical and Experimental Immunology journal page before you draft.
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 Clinical and Experimental Immunology guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
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 Clinical and Experimental Immunology guide for authors before you submit.
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).
| Element | Clin Exp Immunol requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 250 words maximum. Must not contain reference citations or abbreviations. Structure varies by article type: - Research Article: Structured with Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results and Discussion - Review: Unstructured but recommend use of sub-headings (250 words) - Mini Review: Unstructured but recommend use of sub-headings (250 words) - Short Report: Structured with Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (250 words) - Perspective: N/A - Commentary: N/A - Letters to the Editors: N/A |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: - Research Article: 8,000 words maximum. Structured: Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results and Discussion - Review: 3,500-5,000 words. Unstructured but recommend use of sub-headings - Mini Review: 3,000 words. Unstructured but recommend use of sub-headings - Perspective: 1,500 words. Unstructured - Commentary: 1,500 words. Unstructured - Short Report: 2,500 words. Structured: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion - Letters to the Editors: 1,500 words. Unstructured |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Maximum of 6 keywords for all article types |
| References | Format-free submission: may format references in any readable style at initial submission. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of reference information. Journal follows Oxford SCIMED style, but this is applied after acceptance |
| Peer review | Single-anonymised peer review (single-blind): authors' identities are known to the editor and reviewers, but reviewers' identities are known only to the editor and hidden from authors |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cei |
Read the Clinical and Experimental Immunology 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 Clinical and Experimental Immunology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Clin Exp Immunol 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 Clinical and Experimental Immunology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Clinical and Experimental Immunology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).