Author Guide

Prepare a complete, publication-ready submission

Accurate metadata and complete files reduce editorial delays and make later production, indexing, and DOI registration more efficient.

Submission file checklist

  • Manuscript PDF suitable for editorial review.
  • Editable source files when available (DOCX or LaTeX ZIP).
  • Figures, tables, and supplementary items if supplied separately.
  • Cover letter when relevant to scope, novelty, or manuscript history.
  • Ethics, consent, or permission documents when required by the study.

Before you click submit

  • Confirm that all authors approve the submission and author order.
  • Check anonymization if the journal uses blind peer review.
  • Verify references, figure citations, and data/code links.
  • Declare funding, competing interests, and ethics approvals as applicable.

Mandatory metadata

  • Article title and abstract.
  • Full author names and corresponding-author email.
  • Affiliations, institution, and country.
  • Keywords and article type.
  • License or open-access choice where applicable.
  • Required originality, authorship, and ethics declarations.

Recommended metadata

  • ORCID identifiers for authors.
  • Funding statement and grant numbers.
  • Contributor roles using a recognized taxonomy.
  • Data and code availability statements.
  • Suggested reviewers and conflict disclosures.

What happens after submission

  1. Technical check for files, metadata, and policy compliance.
  2. Editorial screening for scope, quality threshold, and completeness.
  3. Peer review according to the journal's review model.
  4. Editorial decision and, where applicable, revision rounds.
  5. Production processing for accepted papers, including publication preparation.