Wiley Journal Template
Writing for Wiley Journal? Use this template to apply the journal's citation style, reference list and section layout from the first draft, so your manuscript is consistent and ready to submit.
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How to Use the Wiley Journal Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 22 Apr, 2026
The Wiley Journal Template is Wiley Author Services's recommended format for manuscripts submitted to its journals. Wiley provides a common manuscript preparation framework across its 1,600+ journals, layered with per-journal overlays. The canonical reference for authors is Wiley Author Services – Manuscript Preparation.
What is the Wiley Journal Template?
The Wiley Journal Template is the structural shell that encodes Wiley Author Services's manuscript rules: title block, abstract, section order, figures, tables, references, and declarations. Per-journal author guidelines override general Wiley guidance on length, reference style, and policy requirements. The Wiley Journal Author Guidelines page adds journal-level detail on top of the general template.
A standard Wiley journal template usually includes:
- Title, authors, affiliations, and corresponding author
- Abstract and keywords
- Introduction, Methods (or Experimental), Results and Discussion, Conclusions
- Acknowledgements, Funding, and Data Availability statements
- References in the publisher's required style
- Supplementary material where allowed
A strong manuscript prepared with this template should:
- Follow the target journal's length, figure, and reference rules (not just the base template)
- Include complete declarations (COI, funding, data availability, ethics where applicable)
- Place figures and tables near their first mention for peer review
- Use editable equations (not rasterized) where mathematics is involved
- Match the citation style Wiley Author Services specifies exactly
What does this Wiley Journal Template include?
Beyond manuscript structure, Wiley Author Services publishes additional resources on figure preparation, supplementary materials, and peer-review policies. See Wiley Author Services home for manuscript preparation detail, Wiley ScholarOne submission portal for submission workflow notes, and Wiley Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity for policy and ethics expectations that apply across all Wiley Author Services journals.
Steps to Use the Wiley Journal Template with Scispace Agent
- Click Start Writing on this template page. You are redirected to the Scispace Agent prompt page with this Wiley Journal Template and a starter prompt already loaded.
- On the prompt page, choose whether to use the existing template shown in the side panel or upload a new template if you already have a program-specific or venue-specific copy.
- Modify the prompt with your custom message: the topic, target audience, document type, scope, and any specific constraints (word limits, required pages, reporting checklists, citation style).
- Run the prompt. Scispace Agent generates the draft directly in the Wiley Journal Template structure — front matter, main sections, figures or chapters, references — without hand-editing layout code.
- Use View Outputs to review the draft. Regenerate specific sections if the first pass needs tightening on depth, evidence, or wording.
- When the draft is ready, save it to your library inside Scispace Agent or download it in Word or LaTeX format so it drops straight into your submission workflow.
This keeps Wiley Author Services template compliance on the Scispace Agent side so you can focus on the research narrative and the journal-specific overlays.
Wiley Journal Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Title + authors + affiliations | Identifies authorship and corresponding author |
| Abstract + keywords | Summarizes the article and aids indexing |
| Introduction | Frames the problem the Wiley Author Services audience cares about |
| Methods / Experimental | Reproducible description of the work |
| Results and Discussion | Evidence and interpretation |
| Conclusions | Summary of contribution and implications |
| References | Wiley Author Services reference style |
| Declarations | COI, funding, data availability, ethics where applicable |
| Submission Package | Single PDF or source set expected by Wiley Author Services |
Quick Tips for Using the Wiley Journal Template
- Pick the target journal before finalising length and figure counts
- Keep equations editable; publishers reject rasterized math in most cases
- Follow the target journal's policy on data availability and ethics
- Prepare supplementary material as a separate file, not embedded in the main PDF
Best Practices
- Place figures and tables near their first mention for reviewer-friendly reading
- Use a reference manager tied to the journal's style file
- Include ORCID for every author if the journal supports it
- Submit a single compiled PDF for initial submission unless the venue asks otherwise
Wiley Journal Template Tips
The Wiley Journal Template is strongest when you treat the base structure as your shell and the journal-specific author page as the final overlay. Complete declarations early, manage references with a style-accurate tool, and submit a clean compiled PDF on first upload.
