eClinicalMedicine Template
Get your eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to eClinicalMedicine goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to eClinicalMedicine. 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 eClinicalMedicine journal page before you draft.
What's actually in an eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine guide for authors before you submit.
What does this eClinicalMedicine 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 Editorial Manager.
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 eClinicalMedicine.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the eClinicalMedicine 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 Editorial Manager.
eClinicalMedicine Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | eClinicalMedicine requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract with five mandatory paragraphs (Background, Methods, Findings, Interpretation, and Funding), around 250 words. For randomised trials, abstracts must adhere to CONSORT extensions. Reviews require a 150-word unstructured summary |
| Main text | Articles: 3500-5000 words (manuscript text only, excluding abstract, references, tables, figures). Qualitative/mixed-methods research: 4500 words. Reviews: 3500-4000 words. Viewpoint: up to 2500 words. Comment: no more than 750 words. Correspondence: no longer than 400 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 | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | Vancouver numbered citation style. References cited sequentially in text as superscripted numbers after punctuation. Maximum references vary by article type: 30 for Articles, 75 for Reviews, 10 for Comments, 5 for Correspondence |
| Peer review | Single anonymised (single-blind) peer review: reviewers know author identities, but authors do not know reviewer identities. Articles followed by peer review by at least two reviewers and a statistician |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/eclinm |
Quick Tips for Using the eClinicalMedicine Template
Read the eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine 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 eClinicalMedicine guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
