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Author Guidelines

Before submitting the manuscript, authors should thoroughly review the Author Guidelines, paying particular attention to the requirements for structure, formatting, citations, and references.

Manuscripts must be prepared using the journal's official template.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all information provided, correctly citing sources, and adhering to publication ethics and editorial policies.

Submission Preparation Checklist

  • All authors have an authenticated ORCID iD associated with their author profile.
  • Provide a separate anonymised file with all author-identifying details and any self-identifying references removed to ensure double-blind peer review.
  • By submitting the text, the corresponding author confirms on behalf of all authors that the text is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all listed authors have agreed to the submission and have approved the submitted version of the text; and that all sources used have been appropriately acknowledged and cited.
  • The authors acknowledge and agree that the text may be screened with specialised plagiarism-detection software and confirm their compliance with the journal's Publication Ethics and Authorship Policy.
  • The authors acknowledge that, if the submission is accepted for publication, it will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, in accordance with the journal's Open Access & Copyright Policy.
  • The text contains a complete list of references formatted according to the journal's requirements (APA style), including DOI links where applicable.
  • For manuscripts that include data from empirical research, the Data Availability Statement field has been completed during submission.

The template file can be downloaded here.

Articles

According to the journal's policy, "Articles" are focused scholarly publications of up to 20 standard pages (approximately 6,000 words).

Research Studies

In accordance with the journal's policy, "Research Studies" consist of in-depth theoretical or empirical research papers of up to 35 standard pages (approximately 10,000 words).

Opinions and Perspectives

An Opinions and Perspectives paper is a reasoned text authored to present and defend a stance on a current issue, ranging from 3,000 to 8,000 words.

Discussion

A Discussion is a formalised scholarly dialogue regarding a publication in the Journal, which may include the following parts:
– a Commentary of 1,500–3,500 words;
– a Response from the author(s) of 1,000–3,000 words. 

Book Review

A Book Review is a critical scholarly assessment of a recently published work— within 800 to 1,200 words—that presents a reasoned evaluation of the publication's scholarly value, contribution, and limitations.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright to their works. All publications are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

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