Writing for Supportive Care in Cancer? 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 Supportive Care in Cancer goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Supportive Care in Cancer 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 Supportive Care in Cancer. 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 Supportive Care in Cancer 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 Supportive Care in Cancer 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 Supportive Care in Cancer 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 / Snapp.
| Element | SCC requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract of 150 to 250 words divided into the following sections: Purpose (stating the main purposes and research question), Methods, Results, and Conclusion. For life science journals when applicable: Trial registration number and date of registration for prospectively registered trials, OR trial registration number and date of registration followed by 'retrospectively registered' for retrospectively registered trials. |
| 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 | 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. |
| References | Numbered citation style (Vancouver-like). References cited in text using numbers in square brackets [1], [2-5], etc. Reference list numbered consecutively. Format: journal articles with all author names (or et al. for long author lists), DOI links required when available. Use ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations for journal names. LaTeX users can use bibliography style file sn-basic.bst from Springer Nature Article Template. |
| Peer review | Single anonymized (single-blind). Per the journal's Peer Review Taxonomy: Identity transparency: Single anonymized; Reviewer interacts with: Editor; Review information published: None. The reviewers' identity remains anonymous throughout the review process. |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
Read the Supportive Care in Cancer 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 Supportive Care in Cancer in under a page.
Skim two or three recent SCC 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 Supportive Care in Cancer journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Supportive Care in Cancer guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager / Snapp.