Get your Gender, Work and Organization 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 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Gender, Work and Organization goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Gender, Work and Organization 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 Gender, Work and Organization. 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, Work and Organization 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 Gender, Work and Organization 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 Gender, Work and Organization 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 | Gender Work Organization requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original Article: abstract required (no specific word limit or structure stated in guide). In Perspective: short abstract, up to ~150 words. Book Review: N/A. Transcending Boundaries: N/A (requires 500-word proposal instead). The guide does not specify structured vs unstructured format or mandatory headings for Original Article abstracts |
| Main text | Original Article: 9,000 words. Book Review: 1,500-2,000 words. In Perspective: 3,000-5,000 words (inclusive of references). Transcending Boundaries: N/A (word limit not specified for full manuscripts). Main body for Original Articles should be formatted as: introduction, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusion |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to five keywords |
| References | Chicago reference style for most article types. Exception: In Perspective articles use APA as per house style, with references indicative rather than exhaustive with a working ceiling of 25-30 |
| Peer review | Double-blind peer review (also called double-anonymous). Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements |
| Submission | submission.wiley.com/journal/gwao |
Read the Gender, Work and Organization 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, Work and Organization in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Gender Work Organization 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, Work and Organization journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Gender, Work and Organization guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.