Writing for Reproductive Biomedicine Online? This template gives you a submission-ready structure—sections, abstract, and references—so you focus on the research, not the formatting.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Reproductive Biomedicine Online goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Reproductive Biomedicine Online 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 journal specifically expects a Highlights list, a graphical abstract, a data availability statement; build these in from the start. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 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 Reproductive Biomedicine Online journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Keep the abstract within about 250 words. 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 Reproductive Biomedicine Online 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 Reproductive Biomedicine Online 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 | RBO requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Full Length Articles: Structured abstract required with headings (Research Question, Design, Results, Conclusions), maximum 250 words. Short Communications: Structured abstract required with headings (Research Question, Design, Results, Conclusions), maximum 250 words. Review Articles: Unstructured abstract, maximum 200 words. Commentaries: Unstructured abstract in a single paragraph with no subheadings, maximum 200 words. The text can be unstructured or structured under headings of author's choice. Letters to the Editor: No abstract required (these are limited to 250 words total). |
| 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 |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
| Keywords | Maximum of 6 keywords. Use British spelling and avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. |
| References | Author-year citation style (Harvard-like format): - In text citations: Single author (Name, Year); Two authors (Both Names, Year); Three or more authors (First author et al., Year) - Reference list: Include all authors and initials (do not use et al. in the list). References arranged first alphabetically, then chronologically if necessary. - Format examples provided: Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2010. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51–59. |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review process (single-blind peer review) |
Read the Reproductive Biomedicine Online 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 Reproductive Biomedicine Online in under a page.
Skim two or three recent RBO 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 Reproductive Biomedicine Online journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Reproductive Biomedicine Online guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.