Gender and Society Template
Get your Gender and Society 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 Gender and Society Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Gender and Society goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Gender and Society 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 Gender and Society Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Gender and Society. 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 Gender and Society journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Gender Soc 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 Gender and Society 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 Gender and Society guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Gender and Society 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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 Gender Soc.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Gender and Society 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
Gender and Society Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Gender Soc requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 150-200 words required, concisely stating the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions. Submissions that do not meet this requirement will not be considered |
| Main text | Empirical articles: approximately 9,000 words (most published articles are around that length, though a higher word count is sometimes acceptable). Theoretical articles: do not always follow a particular format and may be shorter in length than an empirical article |
| 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 4-5 keywords required, listed after the abstract. Keywords should be as specific as possible to the research topic and are used to match appropriate reviewers to the manuscript |
| References | Chicago Manual of Style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding citation in the reference list and vice versa. Corresponding citations must have identical spelling and year. Authors should update any references to preprints when a peer reviewed version is made available |
| Peer review | Double-blind/double-anonymous (stated as 'Double anonymized' - manuscripts accepted for review are sent out anonymously for editorial evaluation, with reviewers chosen from around the globe) |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gendsoc |
Quick Tips for Using the Gender and Society Template
Read the Gender and Society 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 Gender and Society in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Gender Soc 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 Gender and Society 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 Gender and Society guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
