Get your Environmental Sciences Europe 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 11 August, 2026
Submitting to Environmental Sciences Europe goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Environmental Sciences Europe 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 Environmental Sciences Europe. 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 Environmental Sciences Europe 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 Environmental Sciences Europe 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 Environmental Sciences Europe 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 the journal's submission system.
| Element | Environ Sci Europe requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required with mandatory sections: Background (context and purpose), Results (main findings), and Conclusions (brief summary and potential implications). Maximum 350 words. Minimize abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract |
| Main text | - The official guidelines do not specify overall word or page limits for research articles |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article |
| References | Basic Springer reference style: numbered citations in order of appearance. Author-date format in reference list (e.g., 'Smith J, Jones M Jr, Houghton L (1999) Future of health insurance. N Engl J Med 965:325-329'). DOIs should be included when available |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous peer review system (reviewers know author names and affiliations, but reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous) |
| Submission | submission.nature.com/new-submission/12302/3 |
Read the Environmental Sciences Europe 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 Environmental Sciences Europe in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Environ Sci Europe 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 Environmental Sciences Europe journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Environmental Sciences Europe guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.