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General Guidelines<\/h4>\n

Authors are invited to submit original manuscripts that are written in English within the stated scope of the journal of concern. Only online word files submissions by the corresponding author are accepted to facilitate rapid processing and publication. To ensure full submission, authors are expected to use the online journal submission tool and include both the original manuscript file and a short biography as a supplementary file.<\/p>\n

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Editing and Review Cycle<\/h4>\n

Each submitted manuscript will be reviewed by the Editor and, if it is suitable for the journal, it is then sent to two, or more, anonymous referees for double blind peer review. Based on their recommendations, the editor will notify the corresponding author whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised or rejected.<\/p>\n

In case of revision, the corresponding author has to revisit the manuscript for modifications and resubmit within 10 days. The corresponding author must ensure that the resubmitted manuscript is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors. The publisher will do everything possible to ensure prompt publication. It will therefore be appreciated if the manuscripts and figures conform from the outset to the style of the journal.<\/p>\n

Refer to our page on Article Review Cycle<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

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Ensuring a Blind Peer Review<\/h4>\n

To ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review for submission to this journal, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties:<\/p>\n

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  1. The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with “Author” and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors’ name, article title, etc.<\/li>\n
  2. With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file (see under File in Word), by clicking on the following, beginning with File on the main menu of the Microsoft application: File > Save As > Tools (or Options with a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties on save > Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Permissions<\/h4>\n

    Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis) and are not currently under consideration by another journal. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all the other co-authors. It is also the authors’ responsibility to obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third party owners of copyright for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material, in their manuscript. Permission must also be cleared for any minor adaptations of any work not created by them.<\/p>\n

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    Formatting<\/h4>\n

    Please prepare your manuscript before submission, using the following guidelines:<\/p>\n

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    1. All files should be submitted as a Word document<\/li>\n
    2. Length of the paper is unlimited<\/li>\n
    3. First page of the manuscript should contain:\n