Hippocampus Template
Get your Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Hippocampus goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Hippocampus. 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 Hippocampus journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Hippocampus 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.
Hippocampus Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Hippocampus requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | The abstract should be clearly written in 300 words or less (unstructured - no mandatory headings specified) and should succinctly state the objectives of the study, experimental design, major observations and conclusions, and their major significance. For Rapid Communications: Less than 200 words summarizing the background, goals of the research, and conclusions. No section headings (e.g., Materials and Methods, Results) should be used in this format |
| Main text | Rapid Communications: Should occupy no more than three journal pages including references (generally no more than 30) and figures. A typical journal page contains approximately 1,200 words. Thus, articles containing one page of illustrative material should normally be confined to approximately 2,000 words excluding references. Research Articles, Review Articles, Book Reviews, and Commentaries: No specific word/page limits stated in the guide |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to 5-7 keywords. should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list at www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh. Authors must also include Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) in the list of keywords associated with the manuscript |
| References | American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition. In-text citations should follow the author-date method whereby the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text (e.g., Jones, 1998). The complete reference list should appear alphabetically by name at the end of the paper. For initial submission, references may be submitted in any style or format, as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript (free format submission) |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer reviewed (except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed) |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/HIPO |
Quick Tips for Using the Hippocampus Template
Read the Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
