For authors, reviewers and readers
Policies and guidelines
How to prepare and submit a manuscript, how manuscripts are reviewed, and the standards the journal holds itself and its authors to.
- 01 Submission guidelines What the journal publishes, what to send and how to submit a manuscript.
- 02 Author guidelines Authorship, abstracts, keywords, anonymisation and the declarations we ask for.
- 03 Formatting guidelines Layout, headings, notes and the referencing style for manuscripts.
- 04 Peer-review policy How manuscripts are assessed: desk review, then double-blind review by independent experts.
- 05 Publication ethics and malpractice The standards expected of authors, reviewers and editors, and how concerns are handled.
- 06 Plagiarism policy What counts as plagiarism, how manuscripts are checked and what happens if it is found.
- 07 Use of AI tools How authors, reviewers and editors may and may not use generative AI.
- 08 Copyright and licensing Authors keep their copyright; articles are published under an open licence.
- 09 Open-access policy Everything the journal publishes is free to read, immediately and permanently.
- 10 Article processing charges The journal charges no fees to submit or publish.
- 11 Publication process The stages a manuscript goes through, from submission to publication.