Format your manuscript to the Nuclear Fusion requirements — abstract, numbered references, and required declarations — and submit through ScholarOne Manuscripts without a formatting rejection.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
Most manuscripts sent to Nuclear Fusion don’t stumble on the science — they stumble on formatting caught at the first editorial check. This template is built around Nuclear Fusion’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, numbered references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the Nuclear Fusion author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
It’s a manuscript shell set up to Nuclear Fusion’s specifications for fusion energy and plasma physics. Nuclear Fusion is published by IOP Publishing (on behalf of the IAEA). 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 an unstructured abstract within the journal's limit. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses numbered. Close with the declarations block: ethics approval, conflict of interest, funding, and data availability.
The details that trip up most first submissions: references not in the journal's IOP format, an abstract over the stated limit, and figures that don't meet the resolution specs. Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep numbered formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through ScholarOne Manuscripts — email submissions aren’t processed.
The shell mirrors what Nuclear Fusion’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, numbered reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the Nuclear Fusion journal home page. Nuclear Fusion 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.
| Element | Nuclear Fusion requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | an unstructured abstract within the journal's limit |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval, conflict of interest, funding, 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 | ScholarOne Manuscripts |
Read the Nuclear Fusion author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set numbered as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Skim two or three recent Nuclear Fusion 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 Nuclear Fusion author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, numbered references, required declarations, and figure quality. Re-check the items that most often cause a bounce here — references not in the journal's IOP format, an abstract over the stated limit, and figures that don't meet the resolution specs. Then submit through ScholarOne Manuscripts.