IMA Fungus Template
Get your IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to IMA Fungus goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to IMA Fungus. 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 IMA Fungus journal page before you draft.
What's actually in an IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus guide for authors before you submit.
What does this IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the IMA Fungus 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.
IMA Fungus Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | IMA Fungus requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured; no word limit specified in the guide; no references to tables/figures/footnotes; no citations (preferably, but if unavoidable, complete citations required); written consistently in third or first person; nomenclatural novelties in bold (e.g., sp. nov., gen. nov., comb. nov.) |
| Main text | - no overall word or page limits specified in the author guidelines |
| 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 8 words; alphabetical order; lowercase except proper names; no bold font; no punctuation after last keyword; do not repeat words from title |
| References | Author-year format (Harvard-like style). In-text: Smith (1990) or (Smith 1990); Smith et al. (1998) for three+ authors. Reference list: all authors cited (for multiauthored papers, first three authors + 'et al.'); journal titles spelled out completely, not italicized; arranged by name and year; Pensoft EndNote style available |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review process (reviewer names hidden from authors, but reviewers know author identities) |
| Submission | imafungus.pensoft.net/login.php |
Quick Tips for Using the IMA Fungus Template
Read the IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus 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 IMA Fungus guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
