Get your CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 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 7 August, 2026
Submitting to CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 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 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics. 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 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 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 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 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 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 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 the journal's submission system.
| Element | CNS Neurosci Ther requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original Articles: 200 words maximum, structured with sub-headers of Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusion. Reviews: 200 words maximum, unstructured. Clinical Guidelines: 250 words maximum. Meta-Analyses: 200 words maximum. Meeting Reports: 250 words maximum with sub-headers. Letters to the Editor, Editorials, Editorial Commentaries, and Letter to the Journal: abstract not required. The abstract should state the main problem, methods, results, and conclusions. It must be factual and comprehensive. The use of abbreviations and acronyms should be limited |
| Main text | Original Articles: 4000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Reviews: 4000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Clinical Guidelines: 5000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Meta-Analyses: 4000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Meeting Reports: 3000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures. Editorials: 1500 words maximum. Letters to the Editor: 1000 words maximum. Editorial Commentaries: 1000 words maximum. Letter to the Journal: 1000 words maximum |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Four to eight key words |
| References | Vancouver style with AMA reference format. In-text citations should cite references in consecutive order using Arabic superscript numerals |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized (single-blind) peer review. The guideline states: 'Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-anonymized peer reviewed.' |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/CNS |
Read the CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 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 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics in under a page.
Skim two or three recent CNS Neurosci Ther 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 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.