Get your Electrochemistry Communications 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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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Electrochemistry Communications goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Electrochemistry Communications 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.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Electrochemistry Communications. 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 Electrochemistry Communications journal page before you draft.
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 Electrochemistry Communications guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
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 Electrochemistry Communications guide for authors before you submit.
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.
| Element | Electrochemistry Communications requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract required, maximum 250 words. Abstract should briefly state the purpose of research, principal results and major conclusions. Must be able to stand alone, avoid references unless essential (cite author and year if needed), avoid non-standard abbreviations unless essential (define at first mention) |
| Main text | Short communications: maximum 20,000 characters including spaces (literature citations, tables and captions included in count, but article titles in references not included); supplementary information NOT permitted; urgency statement required. Research Articles: no stated word/character limit; supplementary information permitted. Reviews: no stated word/character limit; supplementary information permitted |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Required: 1 to 7 keywords for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in English. Authors should avoid keywords consisting of multiple words (using 'and' or 'of'). Abbreviations recommended only if firmly established in the field |
| References | Numbered style (free at initial submission, applied at proof stage). At submission: any style or format acceptable as long as consistent; must include author names, journal/book titles, article/chapter titles, year, volume numbers, pagination where applicable. After acceptance: numbered references in square brackets [1,2,3] in order of appearance; journal names abbreviated according to LTWA (List of Title Word Abbreviations) |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review (single-blind). Submission initially assessed by editors for suitability; if deemed suitable, sent to minimum of two reviewers for independent expert assessment of scientific quality |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/ELECOM/default.aspx |
Read the Electrochemistry Communications 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 Electrochemistry Communications in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Electrochemistry Communications 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 Electrochemistry Communications journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Electrochemistry Communications guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.