Galaxies Template
Get your Galaxies 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 Galaxies Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Galaxies goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Galaxies 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 Galaxies Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Galaxies. 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 Galaxies journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Galaxies 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 Galaxies 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 Galaxies guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Galaxies 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 Galaxies.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Galaxies 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.
Galaxies Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Galaxies requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Maximum 200 words. Single paragraph following structured style without headings, covering: 1) Background - place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study; 2) Methods - describe briefly the main methods or treatments applied, include any relevant preregistration numbers, and species and strains of any animals used; 3) Results - summarize the article's main findings; 4) Conclusion - indicate the main conclusions or interpretations. The abstract must be an objective representation of the article and must not contain results which are not presented and substantiated in the main text |
| Main text | No word or page limits specified in the official guide for standard article types (Article, Review, etc.) |
| 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 to 10 pertinent keywords. should be specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject discipline |
| References | ACS style. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text (including table captions and figure legends) and listed individually at the end of the manuscript. In-text citations use square brackets [1], [1–3] or [1,3]. The reference list should include the full title, as recommended by the ACS style guide |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized (single-blind) peer review system, where reviewers know the authors' identities but authors do not know the reviewers' identities. Authors can optionally choose Open Peer Review, under which review reports and author responses to reviewers are published alongside the article |
| Submission | www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=galaxies |
Quick Tips for Using the Galaxies Template
Read the Galaxies 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 Galaxies in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Galaxies 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 Galaxies 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 Galaxies guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
