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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Original Papers

The policies of this section follow the guidelines for authors and the conditions for submission.

The model for the manuscript (in .DOCX) that can be downloaded at this link.

The Open Science Compliance Form that can be downloaded at this link.

Original research articles are considered to be works that present data resulting from experimental, observational, or data analysis studies. These articles must originate from scientific research. Each original research article should be limited to 25 pages and must include the following mandatory elements:

1 PRE-TEXTUAL ELEMENTS

Manuscripts must present the following topics:

- title (and subtitle, if any) in the language of the article;

- title, (and subtitle, if any) in another language;

- abstract in the language of the article (mandatory)

- at least 5 keywords in the language of the article (separated by semicolons);

- abstract in another language; and

- at least 5 keywords in another language (separated by semicolons).

2 TEXTUAL ELEMENTS

- introduction;

- methodology;

- development; and

- conclusion;

3 POST-TEXTUAL ELEMENTS

- references.

Review Articles

The policies of this section follow the guidelines for authors and the conditions for submission.

The manuscript template (in .DOCX) can be downloaded from this link.

The Open Science Compliance Form can be downloaded from this link.

Review articles are works that aim to summarize, analyze, evaluate or synthesize research work already published in scientific journals. Each review article must be limited to 20 pages and present the same mandatory elements as the original articles.

Case Reports

The policies of this section follow the guidelines for authors and the conditions for submission.

The manuscript template (in .DOCX) can be downloaded from this link.

The Open Science Compliance Form can be downloaded from this link.

Case Reports are articles that present descriptive data of one or more cases relevant to current scientific knowledge. Each case report must be limited to 15 pages and present the same mandatory elements as the original articles.

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