Article template for submitting to Societal Impacts

Before you complete this template, a few important points to note:

 The format of an article for Societal Impacts is different from a traditional research article.

 Societal Impacts publishes short, original communications of no more than 2000 words in
length.

 We ask that the first section describe the social impact that is produced, examined, or
projected; that the methodology for producing, analyzing or predicting social impact is
explained, and the results and implications described for a diverse audience.

 Societal Impacts was designed for authors to be able to explain work that has been done or
is ongoing, in short communications. Providing a link or reference to a more complete
description of the work, (such as a standard scientific report or a dataset of results), is highly
recommended.

Authors need to submit the manuscript and a completed version of the template below as
separate files. We will only consider manuscripts submitted which include this template as a
separate document, supplementing the article.   

Please consult the Societal Impacts Guide for Authors and the Submission Guidelines when
preparing your manuscript; they highlight mandatory requirements and they are packed with useful
advice.

Do you still have questions?

Visit our webpage or email us at socimp@elsevier.com

Now you are ready to fill in the template below. As you complete each section, please carefully read
the associated instructions. All sections are mandatory unless marked otherwise.

 Please fill in the template below and delete all instructional text in italics.
 If you have any questions, please contact the journal at socimp@elsevier.com

TITLE PAGE (All sections are mandatory)

Title Please avoid acronyms and abbreviations where possible. Where your
article supports an original research article, the title should differ from
the title used in your research paper.

Authors Please list all authors, marking the corresponding author with (*).

Affiliations Please include the full address of each author institution.

Corresponding author’s email Institutional email address preferred.

address
 Keywords Include 4-8 keywords (or phrases) to help others discover your article
online. Avoid repeating words used in your title.
Direct Submission or Co- Please state whether this is a direct submission or co-submission.
Submission?
 If Co-Submission, please provide a reference of your research
Co-submissions are papers article here. This can be in any of the following forms:
that have been submitted o DOI e.g. 10.1016/j.mex.1900.08.014
alongside an original research
o PII e.g. S2215-0161(00)30217-1
paper accepted for publication
by another Elsevier journal o Elsevier production reference e.g. [MEX_00001]

SPECIFICATIONS TABLE (All sections are mandatory unless marked otherwise)

Subject area Please select one CATEGORY for your

manuscript from the list available at: All Science
Journal Classification Codes

Category/categories of societal impact Please select category or categories from the

list below (you can select multiple categories):
Cultural
Economic
Education
Environmental
Health
Legal
Political
Societal
Technological
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) the Please select SDGs from the list below. You can
research contributes to select multiple SDGs.

GOAL 1: No Poverty

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

GOAL 4: Quality Education

GOAL 5: Gender Equality

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality


Resource availability [optional]
Related research article OR Related supporting
information
Please provide a link to the webpage if
relevant
Stage of research
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and
Production
GOAL 13: Climate Action
GOAL 14: Life Below Water
GOAL 15: Life on Land
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
If applicable, include links to resources
supporting your paper (e.g., data sets,
software, hardware).
If your article is related to a research article -
please cite your associated research article here
including the DOI.
For example:
J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton,
The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci.
Commun. 163 (2010) 51–59.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.Sc.2010.00372
If your article is related to an ongoing research
project, please provide details.
For example:
Project Description
Grants - Issued by XXXX
Summary available here – www.xxxxx
If your article is related to a conference paper,
please provide details.
For example:
Conference name
Conference dates,
Name of paper
Programme available here – www.xxxxx
If your article does not have any related
supporting paper or project, please indicate:
None available
Please indicate whether the research project is
In Progress or Complete
Ethics Statements

This journal’s Guide for Authors contains detailed information on the ethical guidelines that all
authors must comply with. In addition, we ask you to complete the relevant statement(s) below.
Please delete those which are not relevant for your data.

If your work involved human subjects, please include a statement here confirming that the relevant
informed consent was obtained from those subjects, if the research was carried out in accordance
with the Declaration of Helsinki and include the Ethical committee and the protocol number.

If your work involved animal experiments, please include a statement here confirming that those
experiments complied with the ARRIVE guidelines and were carried out in accordance with the U.K.
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines; EU Directive 2010/63/EU for
animal experiments; or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of laboratory
animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978). Note, the sex of the animals must be indicated,
and, where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.

If your work involved data collected from social media platforms, please include a statement here
confirming that a) informed consent was obtained from participants or that participant data has
been fully anonymized, and b) the platform(s)’ data redistribution policies were complied with.

Acknowledgments

All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an acknowledgments
section.

Funding

In addition, please list any funding sources in this section. List funding sources in this standard way to
facilitate compliance to funder's requirements:

Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy];
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [grant number zzzz]; and the United States
Institutes of Peace [grant number aaaa].

It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions of the program or type of grants and awards.
When funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other
research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding.

If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence:
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or
not-for-profit sectors.

Declaration of interests [delete as appropriate]

☐ The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal
relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
☐ The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be
considered as potential competing interests:

Supplementary material and/or additional information [optional]

We also give you the option to submit both supplementary material and additional information.
Supplementary material relates directly to the work that you have submitted and can include
extensive excel tables, raw data etc.

References

A concise reference list should be added at the end of the paper. Please include no more than 10
references. Papers in this list should include only those relevant to the short communication.