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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 Microsoft Word or Latex document file format.
  • The image files is submitted separately in PNG or JPEG 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.

Author Guidelines

Submission checklist

Please use the following list for your final check prior to submission to the journal for review.

Ensure that the following items are present:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:

  • E-mail address
  • Full postal address

All co-authors are listed, and correct e-mail addresses and affiliations are provided.

The Journal style has been followed according to the journal’s Author Guidelines.

All co-authors have been notified that the manuscript is being submitted.

All necessary files have been uploaded:

Manuscript: WITHOUT AUTHORS’ INFORMATION

  • Abstract includes keywords
  • All figures have relevant captions
  • All tables have relevant captions, including titles, descriptions, and/or footnotes
  • All figures and tables are cited in the text
  • Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
  • All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa

Separated figures files

Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files

Supplemental files (if available)

Journal Author Guidelines can be found on journal's website

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