Get your JHEP Reports 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 25 July, 2026
Submitting to JHEP Reports goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the JHEP Reports 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 journal specifically expects a Highlights list, a graphical abstract, CRediT author-contribution statements, a data availability statement; build these in from the start. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to JHEP Reports. 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 JHEP Reports journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Keep the abstract within about 275 words. 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 JHEP Reports 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 JHEP Reports 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 | JHEP requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract with specific headings required for research articles: Background & Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Maximum 275 words. Reviews do not require a structured abstract. Letters to the Editor are published without an abstract. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 keywords (ideally not present in the title and abstract) |
| References | Numbered references (ordered as they appear in text). At first submission, references can be in any style or format as long as consistent. For revised manuscripts, must follow JHEP Reports reference style (EndNote style provided). All cited articles require titles. For 4+ authors, list first three followed by et al. |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review (single-blind) |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
Read the JHEP Reports 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 JHEP Reports in under a page.
Skim two or three recent JHEP 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 JHEP Reports journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the JHEP Reports guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.