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Prepare your manuscript for Digital Journalism.

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Article types

Review
Original Article
Review Article
Systematic Review
Book Review
Methods Article
Letter
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Perspective
Lectio

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Use a structured abstract.
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  • There are no strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to evaluate a manuscript: abstract, author affiliation, figures, tables, funder information, and references.
  • There are no strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to evaluate a manuscript: abstract, author affiliation, figures, tables, funder information, references.
  • A non-structured abstract of no more than 200 words.

Keywords

  • Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Methods Article: An Advancing Methods Article for this journal should be approximately 4000 Words, excluding references (up to 30).
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  • As Outis writes, Vermin—always the negative, the “inedible” in the vermin/livestock dichotomy—are taboo cuisine because their behavior in human domiciles, suggestive of licentious freedom and an amoral proclivity to revel in the unclean matter their cohabitants strive to keep secret, offends. (2006, 71) Authors One author Citations of a reference with one credited author include the author’s surname and the publication year. [Example] Two authors Citations of a reference with two credited authors include the surnames of both authors and the publication year.
  • The surnames are separated by commas, with “and” appearing before the third author’s surname in both narrative citations and parenthetical citations. [Example] Four or more authors Citations of a reference with four or more credited authors include the surname of the first author, followed by “et al.” and the publication year. [Example] Organizational authors Citations of a reference with a credited organizational author feature an abbreviation of the organization’s name if the reference entry’s author listing includes the abbreviation. [Example] If the reference entry’s author listing spells out the organization’s name, citations should display the name in full and should not introduce an abbreviation. [Example] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 5 of 48 No credited author Citations of a reference with no credited author display a short title in title case (headline capitalization), instead of an author name.
  • Citations: Bendazzi (2016, vol. 1) or (Bendazzi 2016, vol. 1) [without page] Bendazzi (2016, 1:119) or (Bendazzi 2016, 1:119) [with page] An Arabic digit should be used to designate the volume number in a reference entry and in citations.
  • Citation examples Bojinov, Choudhury, and Lane (2021) [narrative]; (Bojinov, Choudhury, and Lane 2021) [parenthetical] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 45 of 48 Archival material models Titled document cited, with accession number and filing information *Each document should be registered as a unique reference entry if the text cites multiple documents from the same paper collection.
  • Citation examples Long (1935) [narrative]; (Long 1935) [parenthetical] Untitled document cited, with accession number *Each document should be registered as a unique reference entry if the text cites multiple documents from the same paper collection.
  • Citation examples Elgar (1917) [narrative]; (Elgar 1917) [parenthetical] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 46 of 48 Titled document (book), with accession number and approximate (circa, “ca.” date range) *Each document should be registered as a unique reference entry if the text cites multiple documents from the same paper collection.
  • All bibliographic entries must contain a corresponding in-text citation.
  • Please note that DOI numbers should be provided for all journal references.
  • References should be set out at the end of the article.
  • All references in the reference list must appear in the text and all references cited in the text must have an entry in the reference list.
  • Details of personal communications and interviews should be given in the text or Notes, not in the reference list.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • Parenthetical citations should usually be placed at the end of a sentence, before the terminal punctuation (e.g., period).
  • Dashes should not replace names repeated in the author listings of successive reference entries.
  • Authors do not need to include DOIs for published journal articles when preparing manuscripts.
  • Citation examples *If the reference entry encompasses multiple volumes, in-text citations must indicate the specific volume cited.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.
  • The surnames are separated by “and” in both narrative citations and parenthetical citations. [Example] Three authors Citations of a reference with three credited authors include the surnames of all authors and the publication year.
  • If the book or report was produced inside the United States or Canada, the location element features the city and the postal abbreviation of the state or province from which the publisher operates. [Example of location with city only], [Example of location with city and country], [Example of location with city and postal abbreviation] Author-supplied translated titles Under most circumstances, if a reference entry features a non-English title, an author should supply an English-language translation of the title.
  • In the reference entry for a journal article or a book chapter, an English translation should be provided only for a non-English article or chapter title, not for the journal or book title. [Example of translated title for journal article], [Example of translated title for book], [Example of translated title for book chapter] Journals that publish non-English content may not uphold this style convention.
  • Editorial: When preparing a manuscript for a journal that publishes content written in a language other than English, an author should consult with the journal's editorial office about the preferred convention.
  • Carlyle (1997; 2015a, 76; 2015b), Federation of State Medical Boards (2000, n.d.), Abbas and Ludden (2018), Carlyle et al. (1997), and Piquant (2019, forthcoming) Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 7 of 48 Multivolume work citations If a reference entry encompasses only a single volume of a nonperiodical multivolume work, in-text citations of this resource do not need to note volume cited.
  • Editorial: Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 12 of 48 URLs and DOIs URLs A uniform resource locator (URL) closes the reference entry for a webpage or other online resource.
  • In a parenthetical citation, the author surname(s) and the publication year appear together in parentheses.
  • For such journals, providing English-language translations for titles throughout the reference section may not be desirable.
  • The reference entry for an article that has published in a journal whose volumes are divided into issues features a volume number and an issue number, enclosed in parentheses, even if issues within the volume are continuously paginated.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
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  • Figures should be of sufficient resolution to enable refereeing.
  • The flat image should conform to our standard requirements for figures.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Using third-party material in your paper You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • Original Article: An original article for this journal should be 7000-9000 words.
  • Review / Review Article / Systematic Review: A review article for this journal (systematic review of research) should be 8000-12000 words.
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  • Review / Book Review: A typical Book Review for this journal should be 800-1000 Words.
  • Review: If you Review 2-3 books at once you should aim for 1500-2000 Words.
  • A conceptual article for this journal should be approximately 4000 Words.
  • Use 1997a and 1997b, etc for works by the same author in the same year.
  • You may include a maximum of three 3D models per manuscript.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • Book Review: You must be in touch with a member of the book Reviews team first.
  • You must have discussed the concept proposed with the editor beforehand.
  • Note that, regardless of the file format of the original submission, an editable version of the article must be supplied at the revision stage.
  • The person’s first name or initial should be given the first time they are cited unless their full name has already been used in the text.
  • Queries Should you have any queries, please visit our Author Services website or contact us here.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Instead, the repeated names should be displayed.
  • Each entry should repeat full information about the collection.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Roman numerals should not be used.
  • The author records the date on which he or she accessed the webpage if he or she cannot identify a publication or revision date and must mark the year of publication as “n.d.” (i.e., “no date”).
  • Please note that Commentaries within Digital Journalism are not fully Peer Reviewed, but are reviewed by at least one Associate Editor and the Editor, along with Guest Editor(s) when applicable.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Preparing your paper Structure Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page (including Acknowledgements as well as Funding and grant-awarding bodies); abstract; keywords; main text; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).

Manuscript structure

  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 4,000 words
References: Harvard
Declarations: Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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