About this template
Streamline the academic publishing workflow with this comprehensive Scientific Journal Article Submission Form. Designed for researchers, university presses, academic editors, and scientific societies, this template allows primary authors to securely submit their manuscripts while providing essential metadata, institutional affiliations, and contact details. Additionally, the form includes dedicated sections to nominate prospective peer reviewers and referees with their respective scientific fields of interest.
Collecting clean, structured submissions is vital for maintaining a rigorous peer-review pipeline. By utilizing Doc2Form to turn this layout into a ready-to-use Google Form, editorial teams can instantly collect, organize, and track all incoming manuscripts and referee suggestions directly within Google Workspace. Eliminate messy email chains, standardize author disclosures, and accelerate your editorial review process with a professional intake flow.
Key features
- Collect complete primary author credentials and institutional affiliations.
- Gather precise manuscript titles and abstract details.
- Include dedicated fields to nominate multiple qualified peer referees.
- Seamlessly integrate submissions with Google Sheets for editorial tracking.
Use cases
- Academic journal calls for papers and special issue submissions.
- University research symposiums and conference paper intakes.
- Departmental peer-review assignment and referee coordination.
What this form collects
- Corresponding Author Full Name (Short answer)Enter your first and last name as you wish it to appear in publication credits.
- Highest Scientific Degree (Short answer)E.g., Ph.D., M.D., M.Sc., B.S.
- Gender (Dropdown)Optional demographic information used for institutional diversity reporting.
- Organization / University / Institution (Short answer)Provide the official name of your current academic institution or research facility.
- Position Held (Short answer)E.g., Professor, Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate Student, Principal Investigator.
- Contact Address (Paragraph)Include department, street address, city, state, postal code, and country.
- Phone Number (Short answer)Include country code and area code.
- E-mail Address (Short answer)Enter your primary institutional or professional email address for editorial correspondence.
- Article Title (Short answer)Provide the complete working title of your submitted manuscript.
- Manuscript File Link (Paragraph)Please paste a shareable link to your manuscript file (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) with view permissions enabled for editors.
- Terms and Ethical Acceptance (Multiple choice)Confirm that this manuscript is original work, is not currently under review elsewhere, and complies with ethical publication standards.
- Prospective Referee 1 - Full Name (Short answer)First and last name of the first suggested referee.
- Referee 1 - Scientific Degree & Organization (Short answer)Include their degree and current university or research facility.
- Referee 1 - Field(s) of Scientific Interest (Short answer)List their specific areas of expertise relevant to your paper.
- Referee 1 - E-mail (Short answer)Professional email address for the first referee.
- Prospective Referee 2 - Full Name (Short answer)First and last name of the second suggested referee.
- Referee 2 - Scientific Degree & Organization (Short answer)Include their degree and current university or research facility.
- Referee 2 - Field(s) of Scientific Interest (Short answer)List their specific areas of expertise relevant to your paper.
- Referee 2 - E-mail (Short answer)Professional email address for the second referee.
- Additional Comments or Notes (Paragraph)Share any additional context for the editorial team regarding special formatting, funding sources, or competing interests.
FAQ
How do I use this scientific journal submission template?
Simply click to convert and deploy this template directly into your Google Drive as a fully editable Google Form. You can customize fields, add your journal branding, and share the link with authors.
Can I collect manuscript files through this form?
Yes. While Google Forms handles text and metadata seamlessly, you can include a file upload question or ask authors to paste a secure link to their manuscript hosted on Google Drive, Dropbox, or an institutional repository.
How does Doc2Form help academic editors?
Doc2Form instantly transforms document content and competitor layouts into native, structured Google Forms, saving editorial staff hours of manual form building.
Where are the submitted articles and referee nominations stored?
All responses are automatically routed to a linked Google Sheet, allowing your editorial board to filter submissions, assign reviewers, and track review statuses in real time.
Get this form in your Google Drive
Save a copy to your Google Drive with one click (uses 1 credit). Or build from a PDF or description in the app.