Pre-submission Checklist

Prior to submitting your manuscript, please ensure compliance with the following criteria to facilitate a smooth review process:

Appropriate Article Section Selection

Confirm that your manuscript is submitted under the correct section (e.g., full-length articles, review articles, short communications, editorials, etc.). Accurate categorization is essential for the appropriate assignment of reviewers.

Plagiarism self-check and Adherence to Submission Guidelines

The submitted work must be original, unpublished, and comply fully with the journal’s submission requirements. All assertions within the manuscript should be clearly articulated and substantiated with relevant empirical data or theoretical analysis.

Simultaneous Submission and Prior Publication

Your manuscript must not be under consideration or published elsewhere. An exception applies only to substantially extended versions of conference or workshop papers that have been previously published or accepted, with final approval obtained.

Ethical Approval self-check

For studies involving animal subjects, human participants, or associated biological materials and data, a statement confirming ethical approval or exemption by the relevant institutional or national ethics committee is mandatory. The name of the approving committee must be explicitly provided.

Authorship list check

Carefully consider the authorship list and order of authors and provide a definitive author list at original submission. Change of authorship after original submission may result in withdrawal by editors.

Language and Technical Quality

The manuscript should be meticulously proofread and professionally edited to ensure clarity, coherence, and technical accuracy.

Required Submission Elements

Ensure the following components are included and properly prepared:

  • A clearly designated corresponding author with valid contact information, including email address, full postal address, telephone, and fax numbers.
  • All necessary supplementary files, including keywords, figure captions, and tables complete with titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
  • Comprehensive spelling and grammar review.
  • Proper formatting of references consistent with the journal’s citation style.
  • Verification that all references cited in the manuscript text are included in the reference list and vice versa.
  • Confirmation of secured permissions for any copyrighted content derived from external sources, including web-based materials.

Prepare Mandatory Declarations files

To complete your submission, please upload the following documents as separate files within the submission system. Failure to provide these will prevent the submission from being finalized: