Europace Template
Get your Europace 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 Europace Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 11 August, 2026
Submitting to Europace goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Europace 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 Europace Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Europace. 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 Europace journal page before you draft.
What's actually in an Europace 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 Europace 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 Europace guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Europace 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 Editorial Manager.
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 Europace.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Europace 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 Editorial Manager.
Europace Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Europace requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstracts with headings required for: Clinical Research, Translational Research, Meta-analysis, EHRA surveys, and Trial Designs. Headings: (1) Background and Aims, (2) Methods, (3) Results, (4) Conclusion. Unstructured abstracts (short summary) required for: State of the Art Reviews, Viewpoints, Controversy papers, EHRA documents, and Practical EP. Rapid Communications: No abstract required. Letter to the Editor: No abstract required. No word limit specified for abstracts in the guide |
| Main text | Word limits by article type (exclusive of references, figure legends, and text in tables): Clinical Research Article: 5000 words, up to 100 references; Translational Research Article: 5000 words, up to 100 references; Rapid Communications: 1000 words, up to 10 references, maximum 1 figure or table; Meta-analysis: 5000 words, up to 100 references; State of the Art Review: 5000 words, up to 150 references; Viewpoint: 1500 words, up to 15 references, up to 3 authors; Controversy: 5000 words, up to 150 references; ESC and EHRA documents: agreed case-by-case; EHRA Survey: agreed case-by-case; Letter to the Editor: 500 words, up to 10 references, up to 3 authors; Editorial: 1500 words, up to 15 references, up to 3 authors; Practical EP: 5000 words, up to 100 references |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 3 to 6 keywords required for most article types (Clinical Research, Translational Research, Meta-analysis, State of the Art Reviews, Viewpoints, Controversy, EHRA documents, Editorials, Practical EP). Letters to the Editor: No keywords required. Rapid Communications: Keywords required (no specific count mentioned) |
| References | Vancouver style: References numbered in order cited, first six authors listed followed by et al. if more than six authors. References include title of article, abbreviated journal title per Index Medicus, and inclusive page numbers |
| Peer review | Single-anonymised peer review process (Authors' identities are known to the Editor and Reviewers, but Reviewers' identities are known only to the Editor and are hidden from the Authors) |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/eupc/ |
Quick Tips for Using the Europace Template
Read the Europace 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 Europace in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Europace 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 Europace 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 Europace guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
