Journal of Medical Virology Template

Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026

A strong study can still bounce at Journal of Medical Virology before review if the manuscript ignores the journal’s formatting requirements. This template is built around JMV’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, numbered Vancouver style references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the JMV author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.

What is the Journal of Medical Virology Template?

It’s a manuscript shell set up to JMV’s specifications for medical and clinical virology — diagnosis, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of viral disease. Journal of Medical Virology is published by Wiley. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in numbered Vancouver style.

What’s actually in a standard JMV submission:

Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is an abstract of ≤250 words. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses numbered Vancouver style. Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, ethics approval and consent, and data availability.

What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:

Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep numbered Vancouver style formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through ScholarOne Manuscripts — email submissions aren’t processed.

What does this Journal of Medical Virology Template include?

The shell mirrors what JMV’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, numbered Vancouver style reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the JMV journal home page. JMV offers an open-access option; check the current article-processing charge and any waiver before you commit. Manuscripts go in through ScholarOne Manuscripts, which also tracks your paper through peer review.

Steps to Use This Template with Scispace Agent

1. Click Start Writing on this page — you land on the Scispace Agent prompt screen with the template already loaded.
2. Use the loaded template as-is, or upload your own version if you have one.
3. Edit the prompt with your actual details: topic, article type, and any word or figure limits specific to that type.
4. Run it. The agent drafts directly into the correct structure — abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) body, figure placeholders, numbered Vancouver style references, and the full declarations block — with no manual reformatting afterward.
5. Review the draft in View Outputs and regenerate any section that needs tightening.
6. Export to Word or LaTeX once it’s ready for submission.

Journal of Medical Virology Template Structure at a Glance

Quick Tips for Using the JMV Template

Read the JMV author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set numbered Vancouver style as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.

Best Practices

Skim two or three recent JMV papers to calibrate depth, structure, and figure style. State your contribution in the first two paragraphs, not on page ten. Write a data-availability statement that names a real repository rather than a placeholder, and disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in your cover letter. Confirm current open-access pricing and any institutional agreement before committing to a fee.

Before You Submit: Final Check

Do one focused pass against the JMV author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, numbered Vancouver style references, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne Manuscripts.