Get your Cyborg and Bionic Systems 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 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Cyborg and Bionic Systems goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Cyborg and Bionic Systems 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 Cyborg and Bionic Systems. 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 Cyborg and Bionic Systems 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 Cyborg and Bionic Systems 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 Cyborg and Bionic Systems 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 | Cyborg Bionic Syst requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Research articles: abstract of up to 250 words, unstructured (single paragraph), no citations or undefined abbreviations allowed, should include opening sentence stating the question/problem, background context, primary results, and short concluding sentence. Review articles: abstract required with introduction that outlines main theme, no explicit word limit stated. Perspectives: abstract required, no more than 1,000 words total for the article. Rapid Reports: short abstract with maximum of 150 words. Editorials: no abstract |
| Main text | Research articles: Total length should be under 15,000 words. Authors may include up to 10 figures and/or tables and about 60 references. Required sections: Title, Authors and affiliations, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Figures and Tables, Supplementary Materials. Review articles: No longer than 8,000 words (longer manuscripts will be considered), up to 6 figures/tables, up to 100 references. Perspectives: No more than 1,000 words and one figure or table. Rapid Reports: Less than 1,000 words excluding abstract, materials/methods, and references; ten references or fewer, two data elements 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 | Not requested. The official submission guidelines do not mention keywords as a required or optional component of manuscript submissions. The body text requirements list Title, Authors and affiliations, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Figures and Tables, and Supplementary Materials—but no keywords section |
| References | Authors may submit their references in any style. If accepted, Cyborg and Bionic Systems will reformat the references in the journal's style. The journal uses numbered citations in square brackets (e.g., [9], 10]) in order of first appearance. Final format: [n] Author surnames and initials. Article title in sentence style. Journal Title. Year;volume(issue):pp or article ID. For articles with 11+ authors, first ten are listed followed by 'et al.' |
| Peer review | Single-blind. All Science Partner Journals (including Cyborg and Bionic Systems) operate under a single-blind peer review process, meaning editors and reviewers know the identity of the authors, but authors do not know the identity of the editors or reviewers |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/cbsystems/default.aspx |
Read the Cyborg and Bionic Systems 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 Cyborg and Bionic Systems in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Cyborg Bionic Syst 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 Cyborg and Bionic Systems journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Cyborg and Bionic Systems guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.