Author guidelines

Instructions for authors

Everything you need to prepare, submit and track your manuscript, from scope to publication.

  1. RegisterCreate a free author account
  2. SubmitChoose a journal and upload
  3. ReviewPeer review and decision
  4. PublishOnline publication

Please read these instructions before submitting your manuscript.

1

Scope

Submit original research that fits the aims and scope of the journal you choose. Work under review elsewhere cannot be considered.

2

Manuscript preparation

Provide a clear title, an abstract of about 250 words, three to six keywords and the full text as a PDF, DOC or DOCX file of up to 20 MB.

3

Authorship

List every contributor. The corresponding author is responsible for the submission and for answering editorial questions.

4

Peer review

Manuscripts are checked by the editorial office and reviewed by independent experts. You can follow each stage from your author dashboard.

Before you submit

  • Your manuscript is original and not under review elsewhere.
  • The file is a PDF, DOC or DOCX of 20 MB or less.
  • You have a title, abstract (about 250 words) and keywords ready.
  • All co-authors are listed, with the corresponding author first.
  • You have read the journal's aims and scope.