Ecography Template
Get your Ecography 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 Ecography Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Ecography goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Ecography 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 Ecography Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Ecography. 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 Ecography journal page before you draft.
What's actually in an Ecography 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 Ecography 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 Ecography guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Ecography 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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 Ecography.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Ecography 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
Ecography Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Ecography requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract, maximum 300 words. Should summarize main results and not contain references or unexplained abbreviations or acronyms. Required for all article categories except possibly Software notes and News and Views (depending on category) |
| Main text | Original research papers: maximum 5000 words (introduction through discussion, excluding abstract, legends, references) and maximum 6 figures/tables/boxes. Forum papers: maximum 3500 words and maximum 4 figures/tables/boxes. Review and synthesis papers: maximum 7500 words and maximum 10 figures/tables/boxes. News and Views: maximum 1500 words including text, author details, figure/table legends, and references, with maximum 15 references and 1-2 figure/table items. Software notes have specific instructions on a separate page |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | (keywords are mentioned as part of the main text file structure but no specific count, range, or detailed requirements are stated in the official guide) |
| References | Author-date citation style. In-text citations listed chronologically: (Smith 1999, Dunn 2000, Nilsson et al. 2017). Reference list alphabetical by author, then chronological. Must include all author names (no et al. abbreviation), year, title, journal with standard abbreviation, volume, page numbers/article number. Can be in any format at initial submission but must be complete; specific formatting required for revised submissions |
| Peer review | Double-blind peer review (also called double-anonymous). Ecography also participates in a pilot on Peer Review Transparency where authors can consent to having reviewer reports, responses, and decision letters publicly linked |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ecogra |
Quick Tips for Using the Ecography Template
Read the Ecography 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 Ecography in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Ecography 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 Ecography 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 Ecography guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
