Get your Evolutionary Anthropology 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 Evolutionary Anthropology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Evolutionary Anthropology 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 Evolutionary Anthropology. 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 Evolutionary Anthropology 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 Evolutionary Anthropology 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 Evolutionary Anthropology 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 | Evolutionary Anthropology requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Up to 150 words for Review Articles, Issues Essays, Classic Contributions, and Digests (unstructured brief paragraph summarizing key points). High-Impact Reports require structured abstract ≤250 words. Abstracts required for Review Articles, Issues Essays, Classic Contributions, Digests, and High-Impact Reports only; not required for News articles or Book Reviews |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: Review articles: 6,000-10,000 words (including text, references, figures, and tables); Issues essays: typically 2,000-4,000 words (occasionally longer); Classical Papers: 1,000-3,000 words; Digests: 1,000-2,000 words; High-Impact Reports: 4,000-5,000 words (excluding references, methods, and supplementary materials); News articles: 1,000-2,000 words; Book Reviews: 1,000-2,000 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 | Six to eight keywords required for Review articles, Issues essays, Classic Contributions, and Digests only. Not required for other article types |
| References | Free format submission allows references in any style or format as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript at initial submission. Review articles have a strict maximum of 100 references. High-Impact Reports typically have 60-80 references (exceptions at editor's discretion). Personal Communications discouraged; if used, written permission required |
| Peer review | - The author guidelines state that manuscripts are 'subject to editorial and peer review' and mention 'anonymous reviewers' but do not explicitly specify whether the journal uses single-blind, double-blind, or another peer review model. Wiley's general peer review policy indicates various models are used across their journals, but Evolutionary Anthropology's specific model is not stated in the author guidelines |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/EVAN |
Read the Evolutionary Anthropology 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 Evolutionary Anthropology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Evolutionary Anthropology 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 Evolutionary Anthropology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Evolutionary Anthropology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.