Get your Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 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 | Cognitive Behaviour Ther requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 200 words for all article types (Research Article, Review Article, Theoretical Article, and Brief Report) |
| Main text | Research Article: no more than 8000 words inclusive of tables, references, and figure/table captions. Review Article and Theoretical Article: no more than 12000 words inclusive of tables, references, and figure/table captions. Brief Report: no more than 4000 words inclusive of tables 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 | No more than 6 keywords (maximum of 6) |
| References | APA style applied post-acceptance by Taylor & Francis. At submission, any consistent scholarly citation format is acceptable (references can be in any style or format). The journal reference style (APA - see https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf) will be applied to the paper post-acceptance |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous peer review (single-blind) - manuscript reviewed by two independent, anonymous experts |
| Submission | rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=SBEH |
Read the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Cognitive Behaviour 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 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.