Format your manuscript to the Journal of Obesity requirements — abstract, numbered style references, and required declarations — and submit through the journal's online submission system without a formatting rejection.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
Most manuscripts sent to Journal of Obesity don’t stumble on the science — they stumble on formatting caught at the first editorial check. This template is built around JOB’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, numbered style references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the JOB author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
It’s a manuscript shell set up to JOB’s specifications for the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of obesity. Journal of Obesity is published by Wiley (Hindawi). The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in numbered style.
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is a concise unstructured abstract (see the author guidelines for the word limit). The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses numbered style. Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, ethics approval and consent, and data availability.
Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep numbered style formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through the journal's online submission system — email submissions aren’t processed.
The shell mirrors what JOB’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, numbered style reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the JOB journal home page. Journal of Obesity is fully open access; an article-processing charge applies — check the current APC and any waiver. Manuscripts go in through the journal's online submission system, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
| Element | JOB requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | a concise unstructured abstract (see the author guidelines for the word limit) |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Conflict of interest, funding, ethics approval and consent, and data availability |
| Figures / tables | Captioned, cited in order; check format and resolution rules in the guide |
| Supplemental | Large datasets, extra tables, code — uploaded separately and cited in text |
| Submission | the journal's online submission system |
Read the JOB author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set numbered style as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Skim two or three recent JOB 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.
Do one focused pass against the JOB author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, numbered style references, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's online submission system.