Giant Template
Get your Giant 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 Giant Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Giant goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Giant 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 Giant Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Giant. 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 Giant journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Giant 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 Giant 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 Giant guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Giant 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 Giant.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Giant 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.
Giant Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Giant requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured, maximum 250 words. Should briefly state the purpose of research, principal results and major conclusions. Same requirement for all article types (comprehensive articles, short communications, reviews) |
| Main text | - The guide does not specify word or page limits for the main text of articles |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Required: 1 to 7 keywords for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in English. Authors are advised to avoid keywords consisting of multiple words and to only use abbreviations if firmly established in the field |
| References | Numbered reference style. References indicated by number in square brackets in text, numbered in order of appearance. Journal names abbreviated according to LTWA (List of Title Word Abbreviations). Examples provided show format similar to Vancouver style |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review process (single-blind). Submission assessed by editors for suitability, then sent to minimum of two reviewers for independent expert assessment |
| Submission | submit.elsevier.com/GIANT |
Quick Tips for Using the Giant Template
Read the Giant 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 Giant in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Giant 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 Giant 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 Giant guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
