Policies
Submission Guidelines
Formatting, ethics, and editorial requirements for all submissions.
The journal follows international best practices for academic integrity and transparent publishing.
Manuscripts are evaluated for originality, ethical compliance, and alignment with the journal’s scope. Submissions that do not meet requirements are returned for revision before review.
Original
Required
Disclosure
Mandatory
Integrity
Enforced
Manuscript requirements
- Original research: 3,000-6,000 words (excluding abstract, references, figures, and tables)
- Systematic reviews: 4,000-8,000 words
- Short communications: 1,500-2,500 words
- Format: Word (.docx) or LaTeX; figures as high-resolution PNG, TIFF, or SVG
- Structure: Title, Abstract (150-300 words), Keywords (5-8), Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References
- References: APA, IEEE, or Vancouver style; minimum 15 for original research
- Author information: full names, affiliations, email, ORCID iD, author contributions (CRediT)
- Required statements: competing interests, funding sources, data availability, ethics approval (if applicable)
General rules
- Only original, unpublished work is accepted. Simultaneous submission to other journals is not permitted.
- All submissions are screened for plagiarism using iThenticate before peer review.
- All listed authors must have made substantive contributions and must approve the final submission.
- Conflicts of interest must be disclosed by all authors, reviewers, and editors.
- Datasets and methods must be described in sufficient detail for reproducibility.
- A data availability statement is required for all accepted articles.
Peer review process
- Single-blind peer review: reviewers are anonymous, authors are identified
- Each manuscript is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers
- Review period: 7-14 days from assignment
- Decisions: accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject
- Final editorial decision made by the Editor-in-Chief
- Authors may appeal rejections by contacting the editorial office with justification
Ethics & integrity
- Guided by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Core Practices
- Human subjects research requires IRB/ethics committee approval
- Animal research requires institutional ethics approval
- Informed consent must be obtained and documented where applicable
- Corrections and retractions handled transparently per COPE guidelines
- Data availability statements required for all articles
Article processing charges
- APC: $200 per accepted article
- No submission or review fees
- Fee waivers available upon request for authors from low-income countries
- Reviewing is voluntary and unpaid