Drug Delivery Template
Get your Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Drug Delivery goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Drug Delivery. 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 Drug Delivery journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Drug Delivery 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.
Drug Delivery Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Drug Delivery requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 250 words for Research articles, Review articles, Rapid communications, Case reports, Discussions, Article commentaries, and Methods. Data notes require a structured abstract of 250 words with headings: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. Editorials and Letters do not require an abstract |
| Main text | A typical paper should be no more than 30 pages inclusive of tables, references, and figure or table captions. Specific limits by article type: Research articles (no specific word limit stated, 30 page limit applies), Review articles (no specific word limit stated, 30 page limit applies), Rapid Communications (body text not exceeding 3,000 words), Case reports (30 page limit applies), Discussions (no more than 3,000 words), Article commentaries (no more than 3,000 words), Data notes (no more than 3,000 words), Methods (between 2,500 and 4,000 words), Editorials (no more than 3,000 words), Letters to the Editor (no more than 1,000 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 | 3-5 keywords required for all article types except Editorials (no keywords specified). Keywords should enhance discoverability |
| References | References can be in any style or format at initial submission, as long as a consistent scholarly citation format is applied. Author name(s), journal or book title, article or chapter title, year of publication, volume and issue (where appropriate) and page numbers are essential. DOI numbers are recommended but not essential. The journal reference style (NLM/Vancouver - numbered citation-sequence format) will be applied to the paper post-acceptance by Taylor & Francis |
| Peer review | Single-blind/single-anonymous peer review. The manuscript is reviewed by at least one independent, anonymous expert referee. Authors are known to reviewers, but reviewers remain anonymous to authors |
| Submission | rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=IDRD |
Quick Tips for Using the Drug Delivery Template
Read the Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery 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 Drug Delivery guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
