Get your European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology. 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 | European Neuropsychopharmacology requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Single paragraph, no more than 250 words, unstructured. Exception: Insights papers (invited only) have no abstract |
| Main text | Full length Research Papers: max 6500 words (including tables and legends to figures), no more than 80 references. Short Communications: max 2500 words, no more than 25 references. Reviews: no word limit, no more than 150 references. Letters to the Editor: limited to 500 words, 5 references. Insights papers (invited only): max 1000 words, max 2 authors, no abstract, no tables, max 1 figure, max 10 references. Text ordered as: 1. Introduction, 2. Experimental procedures, 3. Results, 4. Discussion, Author Disclosures, 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 | 3-6 keywords taken from Index Medicus. Additionally, as a minimum requirement, all substances studied in the paper must receive NbN (Neuroscience-based Nomenclature) compliant keywords |
| References | Author-date style (Harvard style). In text: Single author by name and year; two authors by both names and year; three or more authors by first author et al. and year. Reference list arranged alphabetically then chronologically. Examples follow format: Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2000. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51-59 |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/neupsy |
Read the European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent European Neuropsychopharmacology 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 European Neuropsychopharmacology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the European Neuropsychopharmacology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.