Ethnography Template
Get your Ethnography paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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How to Use the Ethnography Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Ethnography goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Ethnography 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 data availability statement; build these in from the start. This template sets that structure up for you.
What is the Ethnography Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Ethnography. 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 Ethnography journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Ethnography submission:
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Keep the abstract within about 150 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 Ethnography 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 Ethnography guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Ethnography 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 Ethnography.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Ethnography 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).
Ethnography Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Ethnography requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 150 words that concisely states the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions. For clinical trials, the trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the 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, listed after the abstract. Keywords should be as specific as possible to the research topic. |
| References | Sage Harvard reference style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding citation in the reference list and vice versa. Corresponding citations must have identical spelling and year. |
| Peer review | Double anonymized (also referred to as double-blind). The reviewer's name is withheld from the author and the author's name from the reviewer. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. |
| Submission | mchelp.manuscriptcentral.com |
Quick Tips for Using the Ethnography Template
Read the Ethnography 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 Ethnography in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Ethnography 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 Ethnography 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 Ethnography guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through SAGE Track (ScholarOne).
