Templates · Empirical research
The journal article template.
A complete IMRaD scaffold for empirical papers — introduction through discussion, with citation, figure, and table blocks placed where journals expect them. Formatting follows the target journal at export, so the draft never has to be rebuilt for submission.
What's included
Everything the format demands, seeded.
Seeded IMRaD structure
Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion arrive as structured sections with guidance notes on what reviewers look for in each — delete the notes, keep the bones.
Citation and reference blocks
Cite as you write; every entry resolves against Crossref by DOI. The reference list assembles itself in the target journal's style and always matches the text.
Figures, tables, and equations
First-class blocks with automatic numbering and cross-references — 'see Figure 3' stays correct when Figure 3 moves.
Pre-submission validation
Reference resolution, citation–claim support, and statistics-consistency checks run against the finished draft before an editor ever sees it.
Structure
The sections this template seeds.
Every section is a structured block: rename, reorder, or remove any of them — the template is where the manuscript starts, not where it must end.
- 01Title pageTitle, ORCID-linked author list, affiliations, correspondence
- 02AbstractStructured or unstructured, with word-count tracking
- 03IntroductionBackground, gap, and stated aims or hypotheses
- 04MethodsParticipants, materials, procedure, analysis plan
- 05ResultsFindings with statistics, table, and figure blocks
- 06DiscussionInterpretation, limitations, future directions
- 07DeclarationsFunding, conflicts of interest, data availability, AI use
- 08ReferencesAuto-assembled, DOI-resolved, journal-styled
Who it’s for
Built for this kind of writing.
- Researchers writing up an empirical study for peer review
- Author teams coordinating a multi-lab paper in real time
- Anyone converting a thesis chapter or preprint into a journal submission
Export
Formatted for the destination.
Exports to DOCX, PDF, and LaTeX with the citation style and layout of the target journal applied — switch journals without retyping a single reference.
More templates
Long-form
Thesis & dissertation
Chapters, front matter, appendices, and a single bibliography — built to stay manageable at 200 pages.
Funding
Grant proposal
Aims, significance, approach, and budget justification — with per-section length budgets for funder limits.
Evidence synthesis
Systematic review
PRISMA-aligned structure with documented searches, screening flow, and references at review scale.
Open the journal article template.
Available on every plan, including Free — sign in with ORCID and the structure is waiting.