Get your Green Technologies and Sustainability 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 Green Technologies and Sustainability goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Green Technologies and Sustainability 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 Green Technologies and Sustainability. 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 Technologies and Sustainability 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 Green Technologies and Sustainability 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 Green Technologies and Sustainability 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 Editorial Manager.
| Element | Green Technologies Sustainability requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract requirements vary by article type. For Full-length Articles: A structured abstract is required. For all article types: A concise and factual abstract is required that states briefly the purpose of research, principal results, and major conclusions. The abstract must stand alone without references (though essential citations may include author(s) and year(s)). Non-standard abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential must be defined at first mention in the abstract. No word limit is specified in the guide |
| Main text | No overall word or page limits specified in the guide. For Full-length Articles, a clear structure is required containing (but not confined to): Introduction, Material and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Authors' contribution, Ethics statement, Conflicts of Interest, Bibliography, and Appendices |
| 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 6 keywords required. Keywords should use American spelling and avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes |
| References | Numbered references in square brackets, listed in order of appearance in text. Reference style follows Elsevier's standard numbered format with examples including journal publications (with DOI), books, book chapters, websites, datasets, and software. Journal names should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations |
| Peer review | Single blind review process. All contributions are initially assessed by the editor for suitability. Papers deemed suitable are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess scientific quality. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/grets/default1.aspx |
Read the Green Technologies and Sustainability 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 Technologies and Sustainability in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Green Technologies Sustainability 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 Technologies and Sustainability journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Green Technologies and Sustainability guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.