GeroScience Template
Get your GeroScience 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 GeroScience Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to GeroScience goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the GeroScience 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 GeroScience Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to GeroScience. 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 GeroScience journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a GeroScience 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 GeroScience 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 GeroScience guide for authors before you submit.
What does this GeroScience 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 Editorial Manager.
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 GeroScience.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the GeroScience 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 Editorial Manager.
GeroScience Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | GeroScience requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. Research Articles, Review Articles, Mini-Reviews, and other article types include an abstract. No specific headings or structured format required |
| Main text | Research Articles: No overall word limit stated. Editorial Focus: 1,000 words in main text plus 1-2 figures and ~10 references. Perspectives: 1,500 words (excluding references) plus two figures. Mini-Reviews: approximately 3,000 words (excluding references) with 1-3 figures/tables. Innovative Methodology: length as required to meet criteria. Systematic Reviews: follow PRISMA standards |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 4 to 6 keywords required for indexing purposes. Author-provided |
| References | Numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries numbered consecutively. Format similar to Vancouver/AMA style (e.g., 'Smith JJ. The world of science. Am J Sci. 1999;36:234–5.'). Journal titles use standard abbreviations according to ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations. DOIs should be included as full DOI links when available |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous (single-blind): author identities are known to peer reviewers, but peer reviewer identities are not revealed to the authors |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/jaaa |
Quick Tips for Using the GeroScience Template
Read the GeroScience 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 GeroScience in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent GeroScience 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 GeroScience 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 GeroScience guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
