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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 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.

Author Guidelines

SUBMISSION PREPARATION

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check all the following items, as submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

Please read the Author Guidelines before you submit a manuscript.

  • 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, RTF, or Open Office file format. 
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guide. 
  • Add DOIs and persistent links to those references that have DOIs. 
  • If the paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Processing Charge: GBP 2000. 
  • Copyrights for articles published in this journal are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal.
  • The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.
  • We do not provide authors printed copy of the published issue. However, we may serve the assistance to deliver printed issue only upon request and agreement of the author.

REVIEW PROCESS

Prior to review by the board of editor, each paper is screened by the Member of the Editorial Board to check its suitability for favour of publication. If it can be considered for publication than the Corresponding Author will receive a notification of peer-review process.

All manuscripts are reviewed by an editor and members of the Editorial Board or qualified outside reviewers. This is done within the shortest given time. The journal strives to return reviewers’ comments to authors within 4 weeks. The editorial board re-review manuscripts that are accepted until they are revised. Papers will be published one to two months after acceptance.

Upon the completion of the review process, an article will receive an evaluation result as follows:

  • Accepted 
  • Accepted with minor revision 
  • Accepted with major revision 
  • Rejected or decline

The publication will not be entered in for final publication until all fees have been settled.

 

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