JACC: Advances Template
Get your JACC: Advances 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 JACC: Advances Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 17 August, 2026
Submitting to JACC: Advances goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the JACC: Advances 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 JACC: Advances Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to JACC: Advances. 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 JACC: Advances journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a JACC Advances 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 JACC: Advances 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 JACC: Advances guide for authors before you submit.
What does this JACC: Advances 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 JACC Advances.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the JACC: Advances 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.
JACC: Advances Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | JACC Advances requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original Research Papers: Structured abstract of no more than 250 words with 5 paragraphs introduced by separate headings in the following order: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions. All data in the abstract must also appear in the manuscript text or tables. State-of-the-Art Reviews and Expert Panel submissions: Unstructured abstract of no more than 150 words. Brief Reports: Abstract not included. Research Letters: Not applicable. Viewpoints: Not applicable |
| Main text | Original Research Papers: ≤5,000 words (including text, references, and figure legends). Text structured as Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions. State-of-the-Art Reviews: ≤10,000 words (including text, references, and figure legends) with 4 to 5 major sections. Brief Reports: ≤1,200 words (or ≤1,000 words with one small figure or table), excluding references and figure legends. Research Letters: ≤1,000 words (including text, references, and figure legend). Viewpoints: ≤2,000 words (text from introduction to conclusion, including references and figure legends). All text should be double-spaced |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Maximum of 6 keywords. Should use American spelling and avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Keywords should be different than the terms/words already used in the title of the paper. Used for indexing purposes |
| References | Numbered consecutively in order of mention in text using superscript numerals. Use Index Medicus (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations for journal titles. List all authors if 6 or fewer, otherwise list the first 3 and add 'et al.' Do not use periods after author initials. Reference list should be double-spaced with journal titles italicized. Style follows NLM/Index Medicus format with specific punctuation requirements (see guide for detailed examples) |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer-review system, meaning that the authors are blinded to the identity of the reviewers and as a general rule, although there are exceptions, the reviewers are blinded to each other |
| Submission | www.jaccsubmit-advances.org/submit |
Quick Tips for Using the JACC: Advances Template
Read the JACC: Advances 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 JACC: Advances in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent JACC Advances 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 JACC: Advances 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 JACC: Advances guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.
