Get your Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 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 Research: Principles and Implications goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 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 Research: Principles and Implications. 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 Research: Principles and Implications 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 Research: Principles and Implications 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 Research: Principles and Implications 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 Editorial Manager.
| Element | Cognitive Res Princ Implications requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract with a 250-word limit. The abstract should briefly summarize the aim, findings or purpose of the article, minimize the use of abbreviations, and not cite references. This applies to all article types (Original Articles and Brief Reports both have 250-word abstract limit) |
| Main text | Original Articles: No overall word limit stated. Brief Reports: Limited to 3000 words of main body text plus figures. All article types must include a Significance Statement of no more than 250 words immediately following the abstract |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article |
| References | American Psychological Association (APA) style, 7th edition. Journal abbreviations follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE. Web links and URLs should be given a reference number and included in the reference list with full details including the title of the site, URL, and date accessed |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous peer review (reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous) |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/crpi/ |
Read the Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 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 Research: Principles and Implications in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Cognitive Res Princ Implications 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 Research: Principles and Implications journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.