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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.

Article

It is very common, and suitable for kinds of fields and different types of studies based on original research. Generally, it includes full introduction, methods, results, discussion, etc. These articles are usually long with more than 6,000 words.

Review

A review could also be called a review of literature. It is a survey of previously published research on a topic. It should put forward an overview of current thinking on this topic.

Opinion

Opinion articles are a reflection of the author(s)' insights on a particular topic. In these pieces, the author offers an analysis that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the subject under discussion. While an opinion article shares some structural similarities with a commentary, it is more succinct and sharply directed towards presenting the author's point of view.

Brief Report

A brief report usually reports preliminary results or a short complete study. It may be interesting to many researchers, and even could stimulate further exploration in this field. This type of articles is usually short with results which are time sensitive, especially in those quickly-changing disciplines.

Commentary

These articles typically begin with an analysis of published works, such as articles, books, and reports, to highlight aspects that are pertinent to the field of study. They often serve to critique or draw attention to specific topics within the literature. It's important to note that critical essays do not present new empirical data; instead, they rely on the author's insights, opinions, or personal experiences to substantiate their arguments.

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