Get your EnergyChem 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 EnergyChem goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the EnergyChem 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 EnergyChem. 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 EnergyChem 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 EnergyChem 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 EnergyChem 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 | EnergyChem requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Should be concise and factual, briefly stating the purpose of research, principal results and major conclusions. Must stand alone without references (if essential, cite author(s) and year(s)). Avoid non-standard abbreviations (if essential, define at first mention). Research articles additionally require two mandatory statements, each in one sentence, placed after the Abstract and before the Introduction: (1) Concept/strategy and (2) Breakthrough |
| Main text | - The guide does not specify overall word or page limits for the main text of research articles or review articles. Review proposals must not exceed five pages, but this refers to the proposal document, not the final manuscript |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 1 to 7 keywords required for indexing purposes. Should be written in English. Authors should avoid keywords consisting of multiple words using 'and' or 'of'. Only use abbreviations if firmly established in the field |
| References | Numbered consecutively in order of appearance. Indicated by numbers in square brackets in text [e.g., as demonstrated [3,6]]. Journal names abbreviated according to List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA). Format: [n] J. van der Geer, T. Handgraaf, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2020) 51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sc.2020.00372 |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review (single-blind). Submission initially assessed by editors for suitability, then typically sent to minimum of two reviewers for independent expert assessment of scientific quality |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/enchem/default.aspx |
Read the EnergyChem 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 EnergyChem in under a page.
Skim two or three recent EnergyChem 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 EnergyChem journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the EnergyChem guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.