Get your Endocrine Practice 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 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Endocrine Practice goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Endocrine Practice 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 journal specifically expects a Highlights list, a graphical abstract; build these in from the start. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Endocrine Practice. 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 Endocrine Practice 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 Endocrine Practice 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 Endocrine Practice 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 | EP requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract required for Original Articles and Review Articles; the guide does not specify whether structured or unstructured, does not state word limit, and does not mandate headings. Abstract not needed for Commentaries or Letters to the Editor. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| References | Numbered/superscript style. References cited by superscript numbers in text and listed in numerical order of appearance. Format follows standard biomedical style with journal abbreviations, author names (all authors listed unless more than 6, then first 3 authors followed by 'et al'). |
| Peer review | Double-blind review process (also referred to as double-anonymized). All contributions initially assessed by editor, then typically sent to minimum of two independent expert reviewers. Authors must ensure all files except cover letter, conflict of interest form, and title page are free of author- and institution-identifying information. |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
Read the Endocrine Practice 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 Endocrine Practice in under a page.
Skim two or three recent EP 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 Endocrine Practice journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Endocrine Practice guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.