Emerging Infectious Diseases Template
Get your Emerging Infectious Diseases 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Emerging Infectious Diseases goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Emerging Infectious Diseases 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Emerging Infectious Diseases. 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases journal page before you draft.
What's actually in an Emerging Infect Dis 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Emerging Infectious Diseases 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 Emerging Infect Dis.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Emerging Infectious Diseases 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).
Emerging Infectious Diseases Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Emerging Infect Dis requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract required for most article types with word limits as follows: Research, Synopsis, Perspective, Policy Review, Historical Review require unstructured 150-word abstract; Dispatch, Research Letters, Medscape require unstructured 50-word abstract; Another Dimension (essays only) requires unstructured 50-word abstract; Commentary, Letters to the Editor, Photo Quiz, Book/Media Review, Etymologia, In Memoriam, About the Cover, Conference Abstracts, and Emerging Infection Networks Letters do not require abstracts. No structured abstracts with mandatory headings are used. Abstracts should briefly summarize the research question and relevant background, methods, results, and conclusions |
| Main text | Main text word limits by article type: Research, Synopsis, Perspective, Policy Review, Historical Review: 3,500 words maximum; Dispatch: 1,200 words maximum; Commentary: 1,000 words maximum (invitation only); Photo Quiz: 1,200 words maximum; Research Letters: 800 words maximum; Letters to the Editor: 300 words maximum; Another Dimension: 1,200 words maximum for essays; Book/Media Review: 500 words maximum; About the Cover: 900 words maximum; Etymologia: 100 words maximum; Medscape: 3,500 words maximum; Conference Abstracts: 800 words maximum. Appendixes may be submitted and are not included in word/reference counts. Most article types require subheadings in the body of text for improved readability |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Include appropriate keywords with no limit to the number. Use terms listed in the National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) index. These keywords will be used for indexing and will not be visible to readers. Do not use boldface or italics in keywords |
| References | National Library of Medicine (NLM) Style Guide, Citing Medicine, 2nd edition. The journal follows the citation format of the NLM Style Guide for reference formatting. The journal also follows the AMA Manual of Style, 11th Edition (2020) for general reference policies and the ICMJE Recommendations for reference policy. References should be numbered consecutively |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review system (also called single-anonymous), in which the reviewers know the names and affiliations of the authors while the identities of peer reviewers remain anonymous to the authors and other reviewers, unless the reviewer specifically requests to be identified |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/eid |
Quick Tips for Using the Emerging Infectious Diseases Template
Read the Emerging Infectious Diseases 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Emerging Infect Dis 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
