Submission Preparation Checklist

This submission checklist is prepared for authors when they send their first submission. Before uploading the scholarly work to the online system, please go through the checklist and make sure you get everything done. To help ensure timely publication, you are advised to complete this checklist before your first submission because if you do not do it then, you will have to do it later, which may cause delays in the production stage.

  • Have you carefully read the Contributor Statement, indicated who is the Primary Contributor, and filled in the Acknowledgment for proper attribution of work?
  • Have all the authors declared authors' contribution using the CRediT taxonomy?
  • Have you included the full name and institutional affiliation of any co-author(s)?
  • Have you verified that your submission has not been previously published, and is not currently being considered by another journal (unless an explanation has been provided to the Editor)?
  • Have you included written permission for any third-party materials (including the Internet)?
  • Have you included a disclosure statement and declared any competing interests?
  • Have you included the ORCID ID for ALL authors and associated it with the scholarly work and the online platform? For more information on ORCID, click here.
  • Have you included a short biography for ALL authors in the submission?
  • Have you identified 4-5 appropriate keywords in your submission?
  • Is the submission file(s) in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word in .docx or .doc file or MP4 file format?
  • Have you included any supplementary material for review?

 

Helpful Suggestions

  • Have you carefully read the Review Guidelines?
  • Have you carefully read the Privacy Statement (Contributor License)?
  • Have you carefully read the Ethics Statement?
  • Is the title of your submission concise, clear, and relevant? The title should capture the core argument and/or contribution of the scholarly work.
  • Does the length of your submission match the requirement of the category?
  • Have you thoroughly reviewed your scholarly work for proper grammar and spelling before submission?
  • Have you carefully referenced your scholarly work and checked the details to ensure accuracy?
  • Have you provided URLs for the references (If any)?

Production Checklist

This checklist is prepared for authors before they send their final submission. To help ensure timely publication, you are advised to read the production checklist carefully before submitting your final work to the online platform. If the final submission does not meet the requirements below, your will be asked to resubmit your work.

  • Have you carefully read the Video Guidelines and prepared the Video Abstract in MP4 file format with file size under 300MB?
  • Does the text adhere to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Style Guide?
  • Is the language style in your submission consistent (e.g. American English or UK English but not a mixture of both)?
  • Has your final submission achieved the requirements of the Submission Preparation Checklist when you submitted your first submission?