Get your Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Epidemiology Psychiatric Sci requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original articles: Structured abstract using subheadings Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions, not exceeding 400 words. Editorials: Non-structured abstract of 300 words. Special Articles: Structured abstract of 400 words using subheadings Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Instruments: Structured abstract of no more than 400 words using headings Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Epidemiology for Clinical Psychopharmacology: Short 200 word unstructured abstract. Epidemiology for Behavioural Neurosciences: Short 200 word unstructured abstract. Contemporary Outsider Art: No abstract required |
| Main text | Original articles: No more than 4000 words (excluding abstract, references, tables/figures). Editorials: No more than 3000 words. Special Articles: No more than 4000 words. Letters to the Editor: No more than 2500 words. Contemporary Outsider Art: No more than 2000 words. Epidemiology for Clinical Psychopharmacology: No more than 1000 words. Epidemiology for Behavioural Neurosciences: No more than 1000 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Four keywords required for Original articles, Editorials, Special Articles, Contemporary Outsider Art, Epidemiology for Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Epidemiology for Behavioural Neurosciences |
| References | Harvard (author-date) system should be used in the text and a complete list of References cited given at the end of the article |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review. All submissions are initially assessed for suitability by the Editorial Office. After the initial assessment, submissions are single-blind peer-reviewed by a minimum of two independent, anonymous expert referees and recommendations made to the assigned Associate Editor, who then makes a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief for a decision |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/eaps |
Read the Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Epidemiology Psychiatric Sci 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).