Conservation Letters Template
Get your Conservation Letters 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 Conservation Letters Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 7 August, 2026
Submitting to Conservation Letters goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Conservation Letters 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 Conservation Letters Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Conservation Letters. 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 Conservation Letters journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Conservation Lett 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 Conservation Letters 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 Conservation Letters guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Conservation Letters 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 the journal's submission system.
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 Conservation Lett.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Conservation Letters 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 the journal's submission system.
Conservation Letters Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Conservation Lett requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract. Word limits by article type: Letters: not exceeding 150 words; Reviews and Policy Perspectives: not exceeding 200 words; Viewpoints and Correspondence: no abstract required |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: Letters: no more than 3000 words (excluding references, table and figure legends, and online Supporting Information) and no more than 6 figures/tables and 40 references; Perspectives: up to 3000 words, no more than 5 figures/tables and 30 references; Reviews: up to 5000 words, up to 80 references; Correspondence: no more than 500 words, no more than 6 cited references; Viewpoint: limited to 1000 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to 10 keywords listed alphabetically for indexing purposes. Keywords should be chosen carefully to assist in the choice of appropriate editors and referees. No mention of MeSH or editor-assigned keywords |
| References | References may be submitted in any style or format, as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/CONL |
Quick Tips for Using the Conservation Letters Template
Read the Conservation Letters 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 Conservation Letters in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Conservation Lett 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 Conservation Letters 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 Conservation Letters guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
