Get your Food and Energy Security 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 Food and Energy Security goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Food and Energy Security 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 Food and Energy Security. 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 Food and Energy Security 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 Food and Energy Security 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 Food and Energy Security 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 | Food Energy Security requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract required and must be correctly styled. No word limit specified in the guide. All required sections should be included: introduction, methods, results, and conclusions. No specific headings mentioned for structured abstract |
| Main text | No overall word/page limits specified for Original articles, Reviews, or Editorials. Commentary articles: maximum 1000 words (not including references) with 1 figure and up to 10 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 | 4–6 keywords required |
| References | APA (American Psychological Association, 6th edition). In-text citations follow the author-date method (e.g., Jones, 1998). Complete reference list alphabetically by author name at end. DOI required for all references where available. Issue numbers not included for journal articles unless each issue begins with page one |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review. All manuscripts submitted to Food and Energy Security are subject to a single-blind peer review process. Submissions from members of the editorial board are blinded so they cannot see or handle the paper at any stage |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/FOODENERGYSECURITY |
Read the Food and Energy Security 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 Food and Energy Security in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Food Energy Security 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 Food and Energy Security journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Food and Energy Security guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.