Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in “Comments for the Editor”).The author has obtained consent from each other co-author to act as a Corresponding Author and to proceed with the following submission. The Corresponding Author will provide correct and up-to-date contact and affiliation information for each co-author of the work
- The submission file is in Word (.docx).
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A Data Availability Statement is provided in accordance with the Journal Data Policy.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font Times New Roman; employs italics and, if it’snecessary, bold; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points or at the end (with related caption).
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal. Where available, DOIs or URLs for the references have been provided.
- The author is aware of the policies of the journal, particularly the reviewing process and the Code of Conduct.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the full-text of the submission is anonymized, including the file properties (see How to ensure all files are anonymized).
- The article is accompanied by the Authorisation and Disclaimer form for publication, completed and signed by all authors. The author is committed, under his/her own responsibility, to obtain the release of the copyrighted images and to provide, in case it becomes necessary, a written declaration of release to the Editor of the journal. The author relieves the journal from any liability in the event of a dispute.
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See also our Open Access Policy.
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