Immune Network Template
Get your Immune Network 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 Immune Network Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 13 August, 2026
Submitting to Immune Network goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Immune Network 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 Immune Network Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Immune Network. 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 Immune Network journal page before you draft.
What's actually in an Immune Network 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 Immune Network 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 Immune Network guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Immune Network 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 Immune Network.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Immune Network 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.
Immune Network Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Immune Network requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original Articles: 200 words limit; Brief Communications: 150 words limit; Review Articles: 200 words limit; Correspondences: Abstract not required; Editorials: Abstract not required. The abstract must concisely describe the purpose of the investigation, the results obtained, and the major conclusion. Reference citations should not be included in the abstract. No structured format with mandatory headings specified |
| Main text | Original Articles: Recommended word limit 6,000 (excluding references); Brief Communications: 3,000 (excluding references); Review Articles: 7,500; Correspondences: 1,200; Editorials: 1,000. Standard section order: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion (on separate pages). For Brief Communications, Results and Discussion sections may be combined |
| 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 six keywords must be listed following the abstract. MeSH keywords are recommended but not obligatory |
| References | Numbered citation style (similar to Vancouver/NLM). References must be numbered in the order they appear in the text. If there are ten or less authors, all names should be listed; if more than ten, list the initial ten and abbreviate the rest with 'et al'. Journal abbreviations are used. EndNote style file is available for download |
| Peer review | Single-blind/single-anonymous. The guide states: 'Although reviews are anonymous, all comments should be capable of withstanding public scrutiny. Except in very unusual circumstances, the identities of the reviewers and the Deputy Editors involved in any manuscript's review will remain confidential.' Authors do not know reviewer identities, but reviewers can see author identities |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/immunenetw |
Quick Tips for Using the Immune Network Template
Read the Immune Network 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 Immune Network in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Immune Network 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 Immune Network 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 Immune Network guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
