Mammalia Template 2026
Draft for Mammalia with the abstract rules, body order, and reference style the editors check before peer review.
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How to Use the Mammalia Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 26 August, 2026
Submitting to Mammalia goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Mammalia 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 Mammalia Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Mammalia. 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 Mammalia journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Mammalia 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 Mammalia 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 Mammalia guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Mammalia 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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 Mammalia.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Mammalia 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
Mammalia Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Mammalia requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured: a single paragraph, up to 200 words (up to 100 words for Short Notes). Abbreviations must be spelled out at first use; do not include footnotes, tables, figures, or equations |
| Main text | Text-length limits exclude title-page information, abstract, keywords, declarations, and references. Original Study: maximum 8,000 words; section order: title page, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion (optional), acknowledgements, declarations, references, tables and figure captions. Short Note: maximum 2,500 words; one main section without headings; order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text, conclusion (optional), acknowledgements, references, declarations, tables and figure captions. Mini Review: maximum 5,000 words; Reviews and taxonomic revisions based on high specimen numbers or wide geographical areas are exempt from length restrictions when justified; Mini Review and Review order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text with factual headings, conclusion (optional), acknowledgements, references, declarations, tables and figure captions |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Supply 3–6 specific and concise keywords in lower case, separated by semicolon. Keywords may be single words or short phrases; avoid abbreviations and repetition of words used in the article title. MeSH is not specified |
| References | Harvard style (author-date). The guide says to adhere to the journal's Reference Style Sheet |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized. Manuscripts that pass the initial substantive and formal screening are reviewed anonymously by at least 2 independent reviewers selected by the editors |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mammalia |
Quick Tips for Using the Mammalia Template
Read the Mammalia 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 Mammalia in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Mammalia 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 Mammalia 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 Mammalia guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
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