Family Process Template
Get your Family Process 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 Family Process Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 11 August, 2026
Submitting to Family Process goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Family Process 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 Family Process Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Family Process. 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 Family Process journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Fam Process 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 Family Process 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 Family Process guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Family Process 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 the journal's submission system.
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 Fam Process.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Family Process 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 the journal's submission system.
Family Process Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Fam Process requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of approximately 150-250 words in length. There are no subheadings in the abstract |
| Main text | Manuscripts should not exceed 7,000 words for quantitative or clinical/theoretical articles and 9,000 words for review or qualitative articles including title page, abstract, text, references, tables and figures |
| 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 seven keywords required |
| References | APA 7th edition reference style |
| Peer review | Double-anonymized peer review (double-blind peer review) |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/FAMP |
Quick Tips for Using the Family Process Template
Read the Family Process 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 Family Process in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Fam Process 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 Family Process 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 Family Process guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
