Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Articles
Section default policyCopyright Notice
Authors who submit articles to this journal agree to the following terms:
1. Copyright Transfer: Upon acceptance and publication, authors transfer the copyright of their article to the journal. The journal holds the exclusive rights to publish and distribute the article in all forms, including but not limited to print, electronic, and any other media formats.
2. Author Rights: While copyright is transferred, authors retain the following rights:
- The right to use their published work in future research or teaching activities.
- The right to share the published version of their article on personal or institutional repositories, with proper attribution to the original publication in this journal.
- The right to use parts of the article for academic and educational purposes, provided the original publication is cited.
3. License: The journal allows others to share and redistribute the article, under the terms of the specific license applied (e.g., Creative Commons licenses), which should be cited clearly on the article's first page.
4. Attribution: Proper attribution to the authors is required in any subsequent use of the article, and no modifications or adaptations may be made without permission unless explicitly allowed by the applied license.
5. Reuse by Third Parties: The article may not be used for commercial purposes or profit unless otherwise agreed upon by the journal and authors.
By submitting an article, authors acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to these terms.
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