A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

Prepare and submit your manuscript

Files, declarations, references and the final submission check.

Journal requirements and available actions depend on your assigned role and the journal's configured workflow.

Choose your journal

Sign in with the Author role and start a new submission. Select the journal and section. Requirements depend on the journal workflow.

Complete the submission

Enter the title, abstract, keywords, authors and affiliations. Complete the journal declarations and ethical statement. Upload the main manuscript and any requested separate author file.

Check your files

Add supplementary files with descriptive titles. Save the draft and use the uploaded-file links to verify the documents. Complete references when required by the journal.

Submit and track

Review the submission before confirming it. Verify your email address if prompted. Keep the five-digit manuscript number for correspondence and follow progress in My Submissions.