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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 to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Authors must know that submission of a manuscript implies that it reports unpublished work and that neither itself, nor parts of it, have been published or are under consideration for publication elsewhere.

By submitting a manuscript to the Journal, the authors guarantee that they have the appropriate authority from their employers and/or funding agencies to publish the work.

Comprehensive and accurate citation of the relevant literature is essential. We require citation of the primary literature wherever appropriate.

Manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English and be intelligible to a broad readership. Prior to submission, authors may benefit from having their manuscript reviewed for clarity by colleagues and/or by using one of the many English language-editing services that are available.

Submitted manuscripts should have at least the following sections such as title page, abstract, discussions and conclusions.

Title page (The title should be short and informative, and should not contain any abbreviations

Abstract (This should be a single paragraph not exceeding 175 words. The Abstract should be comprehensible to readers before they have read the paper, and abbreviations should be avoided where possible (as for the title). Reference citations within the abstract are not permitted. The abstract should describe all key novel findings of the study.) Up to five keywords, which may or may not appear in the title, should be given in alphabetical order, below the abstract, each separated by a slash (/).

Introduction (The Introduction should be succinct and without subheadings. It should provide only the necessary background information, rather than comprise a comprehensive review of the field. Citation of the primary literature is required where appropriate)

Formats and Citations- the editors will send the detailed policy and guideline to the authors upon demand.

Articles

We consider each manuscript we receive using an extensive review process, which can take several weeks. The possible problem faced by some authors might be the uncomfortable pressure of having to make a decision about an offer from another journal before we are able to complete our review process. The best way to avoid this situation is to allow the Journal time to review your piece. We encourage you to submit your piece to us exclusively for six months. Authors submitting to us on an exclusive basis should use the prompts on the submission email showing the exact months or weeks. If you have received an offer of publication from another journal, please request expedited review of your submission via your author submissions account and our editors will be immediately notified of your deadline.

Essays

We consider each manuscript we receive using an extensive review process, which can take several weeks. The possible problem faced by some authors might be the uncomfortable pressure of having to make a decision about an offer from another journal before we are able to complete our review process. The best way to avoid this situation is to allow the Journal time to review your piece. We encourage you to submit your piece to us exclusively for six months. Authors submitting to us on an exclusive basis should use the prompts on the submission email showing the exact months or weeks. If you have received an offer of publication from another journal, please request expedited review of your submission via your author submissions account and our editors will be immediately notified of your deadline.

Reviews

We consider each manuscript we receive using an extensive review process, which can take several weeks. The possible problem faced by some authors might be the uncomfortable pressure of having to make a decision about an offer from another journal before we are able to complete our review process. The best way to avoid this situation is to allow the Journal time to review your piece. We encourage you to submit your piece to us exclusively for six months. Authors submitting to us on an exclusive basis should use the prompts on the submission email showing the exact months or weeks. If you have received an offer of publication from another journal, please request expedited review of your submission via your author submissions account and our editors will be immediately notified of your deadline.

Notes

We consider each manuscript we receive using an extensive review process, which can take several weeks. The possible problem faced by some authors might be the uncomfortable pressure of having to make a decision about an offer from another journal before we are able to complete our review process. The best way to avoid this situation is to allow the Journal time to review your piece. We encourage you to submit your piece to us exclusively for six months. Authors submitting to us on an exclusive basis should use the prompts on the submission email showing the exact months or weeks. If you have received an offer of publication from another journal, please request expedited review of your submission via your author submissions account and our editors will be immediately notified of your deadline.

Reports

We consider each manuscript we receive using an extensive review process, which can take several weeks. The possible problem faced by some authors might be the uncomfortable pressure of having to make a decision about an offer from another journal before we are able to complete our review process. The best way to avoid this situation is to allow the Journal time to review your piece. We encourage you to submit your piece to us exclusively for six months. Authors submitting to us on an exclusive basis should use the prompts on the submission email showing the exact months or weeks. If you have received an offer of publication from another journal, please request expedited review of your submission via your author submissions account and our editors will be immediately notified of your deadline.

Case comments

We consider each manuscript we receive using an extensive review process, which can take several weeks. The possible problem faced by some authors might be the uncomfortable pressure of having to make a decision about an offer from another journal before we are able to complete our review process. The best way to avoid this situation is to allow the Journal time to review your piece. We encourage you to submit your piece to us exclusively for six months. Authors submitting to us on an exclusive basis should use the prompts on the submission email showing the exact months or weeks. If you have received an offer of publication from another journal, please request expedited review of your submission via your author submissions account and our editors will be immediately notified of your deadline.

Privacy Statement

All submitted manuscripts are carefully assessed by the member of editorial board for their potential suitability. The manuscripts may also be sent to other experts for further input towards this decision. To save authors and external reviewers’ time, only those manuscripts judged most likely to meet our editorial criteria are sent out for formal peer review (the criteria are novelty, significance, importance and strong evidence for the conclusions that are drawn).