Autophagy Template
Draft for Autophagy 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 Autophagy Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Autophagy goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Autophagy 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 Autophagy Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Autophagy. 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 Autophagy journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a Autophagy 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 Autophagy 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 Autophagy guide for authors before you submit.
What does this Autophagy 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 the Taylor & Francis submission portal.
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 Autophagy.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the Autophagy 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 the Taylor & Francis submission portal.
Autophagy Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Autophagy requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract required. Word limits by article type: Research Papers - single paragraph, 250 words maximum; Brief Reports - one paragraph, fewer than 150 words; Reviews - no specific word limit stated; Commentaries and Views - 15-200 words; Puncta - first paragraph constitutes the abstract (text limited to 1,000 words total, not including figure legends which have max 150 words). References should not be cited in 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 | 5-10 keywords required, in alphabetical order, separated by semi-colons. Do not repeat words already in the title of the paper. |
| References | NLM (National Library of Medicine) / Vancouver style. In-text citations use numbered brackets placed before punctuation, e.g., [1]. Reference limits by article type: Research Papers - maximum 125; Brief Reports - maximum 50; Commentaries and Views - maximum 30; Puncta - single reference; Reviews - no specific reference limit. Reference guide available at https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_nlm.pdf. EndNote style: tf-standard-nlm. |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review (single-blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees, as stated in the Peer Review and Ethics section) |
| Submission | authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com |
Quick Tips for Using the Autophagy Template
Read the Autophagy 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 Autophagy in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent Autophagy 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 Autophagy 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 Autophagy guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the Taylor & Francis submission portal.
