Hepatology Template
Get your Hepatology 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 Hepatology Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Hepatology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Hepatology 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 Hepatology Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Hepatology. 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 Hepatology journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Hepatology 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 Hepatology 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 Hepatology guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Hepatology 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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 Hepatology.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Hepatology 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
Hepatology Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Hepatology requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original research manuscripts and Rapid Communications: Unstructured abstract, maximum 275 words, written as continuous text organized as background and rationale for the study, main results, and conclusions. The last section should start with "Conclusion:". Clinical Observations in HEPATOLOGY: No abstract required |
| Main text | Original research manuscripts: no longer than 6,000 words (including references). Rapid Communications: no longer than 6,000 words (including references). Reviews: no longer than 6,000 words (including references). Concise Reviews: no longer than 3,000 words (including references). Special Articles: recommended within 6,000 words (including references). Master's Perspectives: no longer than 2,500 words. Editorials: no longer than 1,500 words (including references). HEPATOLOGY Elsewhere: no longer than 1,500 words (including references). Clinical Observations in HEPATOLOGY: maximum 750 words (including the summary and references). Observations in Hepatotoxicity: maximum 750 words (including the summary and references). Letters to the Editor: no longer than 500 words (including references). Manuscripts exceeding these word limits will be returned without full review. No more than 8 figures and tables combined, with a maximum of 6 panels per figure |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Five keywords that do not appear in the title itself. (No explicit MeSH requirement stated.) |
| References | Index Medicus style. Number references in the order cited as Arabic numerals in parentheses on the line. List all authors if 6 or fewer; for 7 or more, list the first 3 followed by et al. For all listed citations with two or more authors who share first authorship, HEPATOLOGY stipulates those authors' names to be in bold type |
| Peer review | Single-blind (anonymous peer review). The journal uses anonymous peer review in evaluating manuscripts for publication, meaning reviewers' identities are concealed from authors |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hep |
Quick Tips for Using the Hepatology Template
Read the Hepatology 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 Hepatology in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Hepatology 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 Hepatology 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 Hepatology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
