Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

• 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 format.
• Where available, DOIs (as a clickable link) 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.
• All references have been selected based on scientific relevance and originality and comply with the journal’s Citation Ethics Policy. 
• The authors confirm that no references were added or removed at the request of editors or reviewers for the purpose of influencing citation metrics.