Get your Internet Interventions 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 17 August, 2026
Submitting to Internet Interventions goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Internet Interventions 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 Internet Interventions. 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 Internet Interventions 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 Internet Interventions 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 Internet Interventions 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 Editorial Manager.
| Element | Internet Interventions requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Concise and factual abstract not exceeding 250 words. Must briefly state the purpose of research, principal results, and major conclusions. Abstracts must be able to stand alone. No specific mention of structured vs unstructured format or different requirements by article type |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: Original papers: up to 6,000 words (excluding tables, figures, references); Review papers: up to 9,000 words (excluding tables, figures, references); Short communications: 1,000-1,500 words (excluding tables, figures, references); Letters to Editor: 600-800 words, up to 10 references, 1 figure or table. Article sections should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Required: 1 to 7 keywords for indexing purposes. Should be written in English. Avoid keywords with multiple words using 'and' or 'of'. Use abbreviations only if firmly established in the field |
| References | No strict requirements on reference formatting at submission. References can be in any style or format as long as consistent. Must include author names, journal/book titles, article titles, year, volume numbers, pagination where applicable. Journal reference style (Elsevier-Harvard author-date format) will be applied after acceptance at proof stage |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review process (also called single-blind). Manuscripts assessed by editors initially, then sent to minimum of two reviewers for independent expert assessment of scientific quality |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/INVENT/default.aspx |
Read the Internet Interventions 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 Internet Interventions in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Internet Interventions 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 Internet Interventions journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Internet Interventions guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.