Paper requirements
Check by reading the aims and scope of the journal, and look at recently published articles.
Are you sure that your article is not simultaneously submitted to another journal?
Manuscript Structure will tell you everything that the editorial board will be expecting to see in your paper, including word counts and style guides.
Checklist of paper submission
Keywords help relevant readers find your article in databases.
The title and abstract are your chance to grab a potential reader’s attention.
Your article should be a good fit and format for the journal’s Author Guide.
Check that your article has a logical structure with clear writing and has been 'spell and grammar’ checked.
Get ready to submit
It is important to be transparent about any potential competing interests (also known as conflicts of interest)
ORCID is a unique identifier that links together all your published work. If you do not have it, read about how to create an ORCID and include it with your submission.
You can also add ORCID information for your co-authors.
To submit your article, you need the following files:
- Title page (including Authors’ name, academic position, and affiliations, corresponding author’s email and phone number). The Corresponding author is requested to indicate the contribution and role of each of the authors in the Title page of manuscript according to the guide file.
- Main manuscript: (in *.doc or *.docx format) prepared according to the journal’s requested format
- Authorship Statement Form
- Conflicts of Interest Form