Get your Frontiers in Endocrinology 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Frontiers in Endocrinology 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology. 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology 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 | Frontiers Endocrinol requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract (e.g., IMRAD format) required, no longer than a single paragraph. Specific structure varies by article type. Must minimize abbreviations and not cite references, figures, or tables. For clinical trial articles, must include unique trial identifier and registry URL. Abstract word limit: single paragraph (typically 200-300 words based on paragraph length conventions, though no explicit word count stated) |
| Main text | Word count limits by article type (main text includes body, footnotes, and citations; excludes abstract, section titles, figure/table captions, funding, acknowledgments, and bibliography): Original Research/Systematic Review/Methods/Review/Policy and Practice Reviews/Hypothesis and Theory/Technology and Code/Study Protocol: 12,000 words; Brief Research Report: 4,000 words; Mini Review/Perspective/Case Report: 3,000 words; Opinion: 2,000 words; Specialty Grand Challenge: 2,000 words; Editorial: 1,000-5,000 words (depending on topic size); General Commentary: 1,000 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 | Minimum of 5 and maximum of 8 keywords required for all article types. Authors should use a mix of generic and specific terms |
| References | Vancouver (numbered) style. In-text citations numbered consecutively in order of appearance, identified by Arabic numerals in parentheses. References must include first six authors followed by et al., DOI when available, and given names abbreviated to initials. Only published or accepted works in reference list; unpublished data or personal communications cited in-text only |
| Peer review | Single-blind (single anonymized). Frontiers operates a single anonymized model where reviewers' identities are kept anonymous from authors during review. When a manuscript is accepted for publication, the names of the reviewers who endorsed its publication appear on the published article |
| Submission | www.frontiersin.org/submission/submit?domainid=2&fieldid=23&specialtyid=0&entitytype=2&entityid=106 |
Read the Frontiers in Endocrinology 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Frontiers Endocrinol 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 Frontiers in Endocrinology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Frontiers in Endocrinology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.