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 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.
Copyright Notice
By submitting a manuscript to this journal, authors agree to the following terms:
The authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right to publish, reproduce, and distribute the article as part of the journal issue.
The authors confirm that:
- The submitted work is original and has not been published previously
- The work is not under consideration for publication elsewhere
- All co-authors have approved the submission
- Proper acknowledgment has been given to all sources of information
- The journal reserves the right to make necessary formatting and editorial changes to the manuscript without altering its core content.
In case of any copyright infringement or ethical violation, the journal holds the right to retract the published article and take appropriate action.
By proceeding with submission, authors acknowledge and accept these terms.