Diversity and Distributions Template
Get your Diversity and Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Diversity and Distributions goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Diversity and Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Diversity and Distributions. 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 Diversity and Distributions journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Diversity Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Diversity and Distributions 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 Diversity Distributions.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Diversity and Distributions 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.
Diversity and Distributions Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Diversity Distributions requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstracts required for most article types with 300-word maximum. Research and Review Articles: structured with headings - Aim, Location, Methods, Results, Main conclusions (max 300 words). Data Papers: structured with headings - Introduction and Aim, Main variables included, Time coverage, Spatial coverage, Taxa, Applications (max 300 words). Method Papers: structured with headings - Aim, Innovation, Main Conclusions (max 300 words). Perspectives: one-paragraph unstructured abstract (max 150 words). Commentaries: abstract requirements not specified in the guide |
| Main text | Research Articles: up to 6000 words (from start of introduction to end of acknowledgements, excluding title, abstract, references, figure captions, and tables). Review Articles: up to 7500 words. Data Papers: up to 6000 words. Method Papers: up to 6000 words. Perspectives: up to 2500 words. Commentaries: up to 2000 words. Shorter papers are encouraged |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 6-10 keywords required, arranged alphabetically, separated by commas. The most important keywords should ideally be repeated in the title |
| References | APA 7th edition (American Psychological Association, 7th edition) format in published articles. However, references may be submitted in any consistent style or format at initial submission, as long as they are consistent throughout the manuscript |
| Peer review | Double-anonymous peer review (also called double-blind). Authors' and reviewers' identities are unknown to each other. The journal has adopted this model to reduce bias in the peer review process |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/DDI |
Quick Tips for Using the Diversity and Distributions Template
Read the Diversity and Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Diversity Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions 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 Diversity and Distributions guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
