Desalination Template
Get your Desalination 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 Desalination Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Desalination goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Desalination 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 Desalination Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Desalination. 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 Desalination journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Desalination 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 Desalination 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 Desalination guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Desalination 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 Desalination.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Desalination 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.
Desalination Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Desalination requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract with a maximum of 250 words. Must briefly state the purpose of research, principal results and major conclusions. Must be able to stand alone. References should be avoided, but if essential must cite author(s) and year(s). Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential must be defined at first mention |
| Main text | for Full Text Papers. Short Communications: should not exceed 4-6 printed pages but must include complete descriptions. Perspective articles: up to 2 printed pages including references and maximum one figure and one table. State-of-the-Art Reviews: require Editorial approval prior to submission via Review Proposal Form |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 1 to 7 keywords required for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in English. Authors should try to avoid keywords consisting of multiple words (using 'and' or 'of'). Abbreviations should only be used in keywords if they are firmly established in the field |
| References | Numbered reference style in order of appearance in text. References indicated by numbers within square brackets [1,2,3]. At submission, references can be in any style or format as long as consistent, but the journal's numbered reference style will be applied at proof stage after acceptance. Journal names should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA) |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review process (single-blind). Submissions are initially assessed by editors for suitability, then typically sent to a minimum of two reviewers for independent expert assessment of scientific quality. Final decision (accept or reject) made by editors |
| Submission | submit.elsevier.com/DES |
Quick Tips for Using the Desalination Template
Read the Desalination 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 Desalination in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Desalination 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 Desalination 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 Desalination guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
