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.

• All data, program code, methods, and outside information referenced is cited using DOIs, journal citations, and/or URLs when available.
• 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.
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
• 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).
• A cover letter will be provided with the manuscript addressing how the submitted manuscript meets the standards of authorship, originality, quality research, and disclosure of conflict of interest outlined in Editorial Policies. The cover letter also names a corresponding author and an associate editor, if applicable.