Get your Immunity and Ageing 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 Immunity and Ageing goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Immunity and Ageing 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 Immunity and Ageing. 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 Immunity and Ageing 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 Immunity and Ageing 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 Immunity and Ageing 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 the journal's submission system.
| Element | Immunity Ageing requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required with three mandatory sections: Background (the context and purpose of the study), Results (the main findings), and Conclusions (a brief summary and potential implications). Maximum 350 words. Minimize use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract |
| Main text | No overall word or page limits stated in the official guidelines for research articles. Manuscripts should include: Background, Methods (including aim, design, setting, participant characteristics, clear description of processes, statistical analysis), Results (findings including statistical analysis as text, tables, or figures), Discussion (implications in context of existing research and study limitations), and Conclusions (main conclusions and importance to the field) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article |
| References | Vancouver reference style. References should be numbered consecutively in the order they are first mentioned in the text. Web links and URLs should be given a reference number and included in the reference list with the title of the site, the URL, and the date accessed |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous (single-blind): reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous |
| Submission | submission.nature.com/new-submission/12979/3 |
Read the Immunity and Ageing 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 Immunity and Ageing in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Immunity Ageing 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 Immunity and Ageing journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Immunity and Ageing guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.