GeoHealth Template
Get your GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to GeoHealth goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to GeoHealth. 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 GeoHealth journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth guide for authors before you submit.
What does this GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the GeoHealth 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.
GeoHealth Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | GeoHealth requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Single paragraph, unstructured, less than 250 words. Must state the nature of the investigation and summarize important conclusions. Should not include table or figure mentions. Avoid reference citations unless dependent on or directly related to another paper. Define all abbreviations |
| Main text | Research Articles: maximum 25 publication units (1 PU = 500 words or 1 display element such as figure/table). Commentaries: limited to 6 publication units (approximately 2000 words and 1-2 figures). Word count excludes title, authors, affiliations, key points, keywords, text in tables, and 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 | Up to five index terms selected from the AGU Index Set (do not use terms ending in '00'), plus up to six free-form keywords to facilitate online searches |
| References | APA (American Psychological Association) style with author-date format in text (e.g., Johnson, 2009; Zhu & Zhang, 2016; Zhang et al., 2005) |
| Peer review | Single-blind/single-anonymous peer review (author names visible to editors and reviewers, reviewer names kept confidential) |
| Submission | geohealth-submit.agu.org/submit |
Quick Tips for Using the GeoHealth Template
Read the GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth 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 GeoHealth guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
