Green Carbon Template
Get your Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Green Carbon goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Green Carbon. 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 Green Carbon journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Green Carbon 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.
Green Carbon Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Green Carbon requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Research Articles: Structured abstract, maximum 250 words, should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. Reviews: Concise and factual abstract, maximum 250 words. Short Communications: Concise and factual abstract, maximum 250 words. Feature Articles: Concise and factual abstract, no word limit specified. Perspectives: Concise and factual abstract, no word limit specified. Commentary, Letter, Editorial, and News & Views: No abstract required. Graphical abstract is mandatory for all article types |
| Main text | Research Article: ~6,000 words (excluding abstract, figure/table legends, and references). Review: ~10,000 words (excluding abstract, figure/table legends, and references). Short Communication: 3,500 words. Feature Article: 3,500 words. Perspective: 1,800 words. Letter: 1,800 words. Editorial: 1,500 words. Commentary: 1,500 words. News & Views: 1,500 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Maximum of 5 keywords required. Keywords should be provided immediately after the abstract |
| References | Numbered reference system using square brackets. References are numbered in the order they appear in the text and listed in the same numerical order in the reference list. Example format: [1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2010) 51–59 |
| Peer review | Single-blind review process (also referred to as single-anonymous review) |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/greenc/default2.aspx |
Quick Tips for Using the Green Carbon Template
Read the Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon 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 Green Carbon guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
