Microorganisms Template
Format your manuscript to the Microorganisms requirements — abstract, the MDPI numbered ACS-style references, and required declarations — and submit through the MDPI submission system without a formatting rejection.
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How to Use the Microorganisms Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
Most manuscripts sent to Microorganisms don’t stumble on the science — they stumble on formatting caught at the first editorial check. This template is built around Microorganisms’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, the MDPI numbered ACS-style references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the Microorganisms author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
What is the Microorganisms Template?
It’s a manuscript shell set up to Microorganisms’s specifications for microbiology — bacteria, viruses, fungi, and microbial communities. Microorganisms is published by MDPI. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in the MDPI numbered ACS-style references style.
What’s actually in a standard Microorganisms submission:
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is an unstructured abstract of about 200 words. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses the MDPI numbered ACS-style references. Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, institutional review board statement, 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 the MDPI numbered ACS-style references formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through the MDPI submission system — email submissions aren’t processed.
What does this Microorganisms Template include?
The shell mirrors what Microorganisms’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, the MDPI numbered ACS-style references reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the Microorganisms journal home page. Microorganisms is fully open access; an article-processing charge applies — check the current APC and any waiver. Manuscripts go in through the MDPI submission system, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
Steps to Use This Template with Scispace Agent
- Click Start Writing on this page — you land on the Scispace Agent prompt screen with the template already loaded.
- Use the loaded template as-is, or upload your own version if you have one.
- Edit the prompt with your actual details: topic, article type, and any word or figure limits specific to that type.
- Run it. The agent drafts directly into the correct structure — abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) body, figure placeholders, the MDPI numbered ACS-style references, and the full declarations block — with no manual reformatting afterward.
- Review the draft in View Outputs and regenerate any section that needs tightening.
- Export to Word or LaTeX once it’s ready for submission.
Microorganisms Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Microorganisms requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | an unstructured abstract of about 200 words |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Conflict of interest, funding, institutional review board statement, 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 MDPI submission system |
Quick Tips for Using the Microorganisms Template
Read the Microorganisms author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set the MDPI numbered ACS-style references as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Microorganisms 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 Microorganisms author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, the MDPI numbered ACS-style references, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the MDPI submission system.
