The Innovation Template
Draft for The Innovation 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 The Innovation Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to The Innovation goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the The Innovation 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 The Innovation Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to The Innovation. 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 The Innovation journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a The Innovation 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 The Innovation 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 The Innovation guide for authors before you submit.
What does this The Innovation 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 Editorial Manager.
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 The Innovation.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the The Innovation 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 Editorial Manager.
The Innovation Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | The Innovation requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured, 250 words or fewer. Should contain: brief background of the question, description of results without extensive experimental detail, and brief summarization of significance. References should not be cited in the abstract. By article type: Reviews, Articles, Reports, and Perspectives require an abstract; Letters, Translational Patent, Editorial, Commentary, Out-of-the-Box, News & Buzz, Guideline, Illustration, and Correspondence do not require an 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 |
| Submission | editorialmanager.com |
| References | References should include only published articles. Use 'et al.' only after 3 authors (list all authors for 4 or fewer). In-text: unpublished data, abstracts, and personal communications cited within text only. Reference limits by article type: Review (~300), Article (~100), Report (~80), Letter (~10), Perspective (~10), Translational Patent (~5), Editorial (~5), Commentary (~5), Out-of-the-Box (~5), News & Buzz (~5), Guideline (~5), Illustration (~3), Correspondence (~3). Example format: Author list (Year). Title. Journal Volume:Pages. DOI. |
| Peer review | single-blind |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
Quick Tips for Using the The Innovation Template
Read the The Innovation 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 The Innovation in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent The Innovation 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 The Innovation 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 The Innovation guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
