As part of the submission process you will need to confirm that this is your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that this is for first publication in this Journal, that it is not being considered for/has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.

Ensure you upload all relevant manuscript files, including any additional supplemental files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

Files

  • Cover letter to help the Editor in their preliminary evaluation, please indicate why you think the manuscript suitable for publication.
  • Title page with all required identifying information as laid out in Preparing your Manuscript for submission (above). This will not be sent to the peer reviewers.
  • Your manuscript, properly formatted and anonymized according to all stipulations above, and within the scope of the journal. Any information that compromises the anonymity of the author(s) should be removed or anonymized and included on the Title Page instead. See above for more information on anonymization. This version will be sent to the peer reviewers.
  • Figures and images.
    • All figures must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text – they will appear in the published article in the order they are numbered.
    • Figure resolution is 300dpi.
  • Supplemental material. This journal can host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images, etc) alongside the full-text of the article. Your supplemental material must be one of our accepted file types.

Plagiarism

The journal takes issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism, and all other breaches of publication ethics very seriously. All submitted manuscripts are expected to comply with internationally recognized standards of academic integrity and ethical publishing practices. Submissions are routinely screened using plagiarism detection tools, and any instance of unethical behavior, including duplicate submission, data fabrication, or improper authorship, is handled in accordance with established editorial and ethical guidelines. The journal reserves the right to reject or retract articles found to be in violation of these standards and may take further action where necessary to uphold the integrity and credibility of the scholarly record.