Draft for Violence Against Women with confidence. The template sets the correct structure, abstract, and references up front, so your manuscript clears editorial screening.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Violence Against Women goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Violence Against Women 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.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Violence Against Women. 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 Violence Against Women journal page before you draft.
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 Violence Against Women 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 Violence Against Women 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 SAGE Track (ScholarOne).
| Element | VAW requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 100 words that concisely states the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions. For clinical trials, the trial registry name, 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 4-5 keywords, as specific as possible to the research topic. |
| References | APA reference style |
| Peer review | Double-anonymized (double-blind). The identity of both the reviewer and author are concealed from both parties. Two independent reviews are required for a manuscript to reach a Revise or Accept decision. |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com |
Read the Violence Against Women 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 Violence Against Women in under a page.
Skim two or three recent VAW 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 Violence Against Women journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Violence Against Women guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through SAGE Track (ScholarOne).