Submissions
Prepare, submit, and track your manuscript with clear author instructions, editorial policies, and publication requirements.
Submission Portal
Start with the right files, checks, and author information.
Review the guidelines below before beginning your manuscript submission. Completing these steps helps the editorial office process your article efficiently.
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Prepare
Format the manuscript, figures, references, ethics statements, and declarations.
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Register
Create or access your author account before opening the submission workflow.
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Submit
Upload files, enter metadata, select a section, and confirm the checklist.
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Track
Follow editorial decisions, revisions, review status, and production updates.
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Submission Preparation Checklist
- 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.
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