Draft for Life Sciences in Space Research with confidence. The template sets the correct structure, abstract, and references up front, so your manuscript clears editorial screening.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Life Sciences in Space Research goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Life Sciences in Space Research 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 Life Sciences in Space Research. 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 Life Sciences in Space Research 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 Life Sciences in Space Research 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 Life Sciences in Space Research 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 | LSSR requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Factual, unstructured abstract. Maximum 250 words. Must state purpose of research, principal results and major conclusions. Must stand alone; avoid references and non-standard abbreviations. No differences specified by article type. |
| 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 | 1 to 6 keywords required. Should be written in English. Authors advised to avoid multi-word keywords (using 'and' or 'of'); only use abbreviations if firmly established in the field. No MeSH requirement. |
| References | Author-date style (Harvard style). Text citations: single author by name and year; two authors both names and year; three or more authors first name followed by 'et al.' and year. Reference list arranged alphabetically then chronologically. At initial submission any consistent style is accepted; journal style applied after acceptance. |
| Peer review | Single-blind (the journal follows a 'single anonymized review process'). |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
Read the Life Sciences in Space Research 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 Life Sciences in Space Research in under a page.
Skim two or three recent LSSR 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 Life Sciences in Space Research journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Life Sciences in Space Research guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.