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Submission guidelines

Our 3-step submission process

  1. Before you submit

    Now you’ve identified a journal to submit to, there are a few things you should be familiar with before you submit.

  2. Ready to submit

    To give your manuscript the best chance of publication, follow these policies and formatting guidelines.

  3. Submit and promote

    After acceptance, we provide support so your article gains maximum impact in the scientific community and beyond.

    Please note that manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party. 

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.6 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.2 - 5-year Impact Factor

    2023 Speed
    26 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    269 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage
    448,759 downloads
    337 Altmetric mentions