Clinical Neurophysiology Template
Get your Clinical Neurophysiology 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 Clinical Neurophysiology Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 7 August, 2026
Submitting to Clinical Neurophysiology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Clinical Neurophysiology 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 Clinical Neurophysiology Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Clinical Neurophysiology. 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 Neurophysiology journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Clin Neurophysiology 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 Clinical Neurophysiology 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 Clinical Neurophysiology guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Clinical Neurophysiology 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 Editorial Manager.
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 Clin Neurophysiology.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Clinical Neurophysiology 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 Editorial Manager.
Clinical Neurophysiology Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Clin Neurophysiology requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required for Original Articles (including Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) with mandatory headings: Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Significance. Maximum 250 words. Review Articles require unstructured abstract with maximum 250 words. Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Opinion Papers have no abstract |
| Main text | Original Articles: Up to 5,000 words (excludes abstract and references). Review Articles: Up to 8,000 words. Editorials: Up to 1,500 words. Letters to the Editor: Up to 1,000 words. Opinion Papers: Up to 1,500 words. Word count excludes abstract 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 | 3–6 keywords required for Original Articles and Review Articles. No keywords for Editorials, Letters to the Editor, or Opinion Papers |
| References | Author-date style (Harvard). In-text citations: single author (name, year), two authors (both names, year), three or more authors (first author et al., year). Reference list arranged alphabetically, then chronologically if necessary. Example format: Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2010;163:51-9 |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized review process. All contributions initially assessed by editor for suitability, then typically sent to a minimum of one independent expert reviewer to assess scientific quality |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/CLINPH/default.aspx |
Quick Tips for Using the Clinical Neurophysiology Template
Read the Clinical Neurophysiology 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 Neurophysiology in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Clin Neurophysiology 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 Neurophysiology 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 Clinical Neurophysiology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
