Digital Health Template
Draft for Digital Health with confidence. The template sets the correct structure, abstract, and references up front, so your manuscript clears editorial screening.
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How to Use the Digital Health Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Digital Health goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Digital Health 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 Digital Health Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Digital Health. 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 Digital Health journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a DH 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 Digital Health 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 Digital Health guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Digital Health 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 SAGE Track (ScholarOne).
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 DH.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Digital Health 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 SAGE Track (ScholarOne).
Digital Health Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | DH requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract of 250 words maximum for: Original Research Article, Brief Report, and Study Protocol. Unstructured abstract of 250 words maximum for: Case Report and Case Study. Abstract of 250 words maximum (structure not specified, likely unstructured) for: Review. No abstract required for: Perspective, Commentary. No abstract for Letter to the Editor (if included, becomes first paragraph). For clinical trials, trial registry name, URL, and registration number must be included at end of abstract. |
| 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 | Minimum of 5 keywords required, listed after the abstract. Keywords should be as specific as possible to the research topic. No maximum number specified. Not specified as MeSH or editor-assigned. |
| References | Sage Vancouver reference style |
| Peer review | Single anonymized (single-blind). The reviewer's name is always concealed from the submitting author. Two independent reviews are required for a manuscript to reach a Revise or Accept decision (except for Editorials and Letters to the Editor which may not require two independent reviews). |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com |
Quick Tips for Using the Digital Health Template
Read the Digital Health 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 Digital Health in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent DH 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 Digital Health 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 Digital Health guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through SAGE Track (ScholarOne).
