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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law.

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Article types

Review
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Book Review
Systematic Review
Letter
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Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 100 words.

Keywords

  • Provide 6-12 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Each manuscript should have 6 to 12 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • 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.
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  • A typical manuscript will not exceed 10000 words including tables, references, captions, footnotes and endnotes.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the manuscript (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2).
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  • In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
  • Please provide the highest quality figure format possible.
  • Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the manuscript, and numbered correspondingly.
  • You must ensure appropriate acknowledgement is given to the permission granted to you for reuse by the copyright holder in each figure or table caption.
  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Obtained (written) permission to reuse any figures, tables, and data sets.
  • Figures must be saved separate to text.
  • Key issues you should be aware of in the ethical use of AI include: Images: Taylor & Francis does not permit the use of generative AI in the creation and manipulation of images and figures.
  • Please do not embed figures in the manuscript file.

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

  • Add or confirm the author-written Competing interests statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Read our full guidelines on what a competing interest is and how to declare it when you submit your paper.
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  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Declared any relevant competing interests to the journal.

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

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Named all authors on the paper, and the online submission form.
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  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Referenced all material in the text clearly and thoroughly.
  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Only submitted the paper to one journal at a time.
  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Read the journal’s instructions for authors, and checked and followed any instructions regarding data sets, ethics approval, or statements.
  • For some areas of research, such as medicine, evidence of ethical approval needs to be provided before the journal will publish the research.

Blinded manuscript

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

Cover letter

  • However, you must always use tools responsibly and choose tools that meet the highest standards of data security, confidentiality, and copyright protection.
  • If you wish to include any material in your manuscript in which you do not hold copyright, you must 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, affiliation and email address on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.
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  • Please provide the affiliation where the research was conducted.
  • All persons who have a reasonable claim to authorship must be named in the manuscript as co-authors; the corresponding author must be authorized by all co-authors to act as an agent on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript, and the order of names should be agreed by all authors.

Article structure and word limits

  • Abstracts of 100 words are required for all manuscripts submitted.
  • Minimum 1200 dpi for line art; Minimum 600 dpi for greyscale; Minimum 300 dpi for colour.
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  • The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trademark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
  • Authors must not embed equations or image files within their manuscript.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • For example, researchers must report their work accurately so that other people can make use of it and apply it.
  • Editorial: The Taylor & Francis Editorial Policies set out many of the guidelines for ethical publishing which authors should understand and follow.
  • Below are the major ethical issues you should be aware of as an author.
  • Editorial: Use these, our Editorial Policies, and the infographic (also available in Chinese ) to guide you as you submit and publish your research.
  • Therefore, if you’re discussing your own previous work, make sure you cite it.
  • We may then ask authors to provide supporting raw data where required.
  • You should not submit a manuscript where AI has been used for text generation without rigorous revision.
  • Authors must also incorporate a Disclosure Statement which will acknowledge any financial interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
  • Sexist or racist terms must not be used.
  • Authors must adhere to SI units.
  • Review: Authors submitting to a Taylor & Francis journal should be aware that their paper may be submitted to CrossCheck at any point during the peer-review or production process.
  • Key issues you should be aware of in the ethical use of AI include: AI in the research process: AI provides a host of exciting opportunities for researchers to speed up and expand their work.
  • Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format) or PostScript, and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
  • Review: Please supply the name and current e-mail contact details for at least one potential reviewer (please note that the Journal Editors assume no obligation to send the article to the suggested individual for review).
  • 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.
  • You must make sure your input and output data is not retained for AI training when you use third-party AI tools during manuscript writing.
  • 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.
  • Key issues you should be aware of in the ethical use of AI include: AI for writing: AI tools can help you to write an article that is clearer and easier to read, however they also have limitations.
  • Key issues you should be aware of in the ethical use of AI include: AI and copyright: You must receive written permission from copyright holders prior to using copyrighted material in an AI tool.
  • However, AI tools do not meet the criteria for authorship and cannot be listed as a co-author.

Submission forms

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

Language and text style

  • Long quotations of 40 words or more should be indented with quotation marks.
  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
  • Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page (including Acknowledgements as well as Funding and grant-awarding bodies); abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • Section headings should be concise.
  • 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.

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).

Authorship and originality

  • Case 1: Authorship Every author listed on a journal article should have made a significant contribution to the work reported.
  • Key issues you should be aware of in the ethical use of AI include: AI and authorship: If you have used AI in your research or writing, you must acknowledge that use in your article.

Supplementary material

  • Your ethics checklist Before you submit, make sure you’ve: Carefully checked data and included any supplemental data required by the journal.
  • Some journals request that you upload raw data as a supplemental file for publication (you can check the instruction for authors to see if this is the case on the journal you are submitting to).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 100 words
Paper: 10,000 words
Keywords: 6-12 keywords
Declarations: Competing interests, Ethics, Acknowledgements, 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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