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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education.

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Article types

Review
Brief Communication
Editorial
Letter
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Systematic Review
Lectio

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 200 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • The manuscript must contain an abstract (see the abstracts paragraph, which follows).
  • Do not include references in the abstract.

Keywords

  • Provide 3-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
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  • Keywords should not include any words found in the article title.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in ASA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Authors should use BiBTeX to prepare references whenever possible.
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  • Please use natbib.sty, and either plain.bst or apalike.bst to format references.
  • Please use this reference guide when preparing your paper.
  • 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.
  • If you reply yes, you will be required to provide the DOI, pre-registered DOI, hyperlink, or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • The anonymous version should also have any references to papers that include one or more of the authors or clues to the identity of one or more of the authors and acknowledgments removed from the body of the paper and in supplements such as software programs, datasets, and graphics files.
  • Further information on our preprint policy and citation requirements can be found on our Preprints Author Services page.The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.
  • Whenever a dataset is used, its source should be fully documented and the data should be made available as an online supplement or through other means (e.g., data DOI or permalink).
  • 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.
  • Tables and Figures should appear in the body of the manuscript as soon as possible following their first reference, not in separate files nor at the end after the bibliography.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • While the font in the body of your paper should be 12, make sure that the font size used for your tables and captions is also large enough to be easily read.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color, at the correct size).
  • Figures and Tables: Figures and Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and clearly titled and labeled.
  • Lettering of all figures should be uniform in style.
  • Tables should appear in the document near where they are referenced in the text.
  • Provide a short descriptive title, column headings, and (if necessary) footnotes to make each table self-explanatory.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • Once an article is accepted for publication in the journal, the author must supply figures in usable form; detailed guidelines for preparation of figures and tables are provided in the ASA Style Guide.
  • Tables must not be displayed as images.
  • 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

  • Add or confirm the author-written Conflict of interest statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Conflict of interest: When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment.

Data availability statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Data availability statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Authors are required to provide a data availability statement (DAS), detailing where data associated with a paper can be found and how it can be accessed.
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  • If data cannot be made open, authors should state why in the data availability statement.
  • Authors are required to cite any data sets referenced in the article and provide a Data Availability Statement.
  • Data and Code: The Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education requires the completion of a Data Availability Statement along with code and data sharing for materials that are directly relevant to their submitted articles.

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.
  • 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.

Supplementary files

  • Lectio: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Letter: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
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  • Review: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Protocol: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Editorial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Clinical Trial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Brief Communication: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Embed or attach the author-supplied supplementary material so Articlo can extract and label it for the package.
  • The Authors need to use their best judgment in deciding what should be included in the manuscript and what should be in the supplementary material.
  • Long appendices should be submitted as supplementary material (see above section on supplements).

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • To expedite handling your submission we ask that you submit BOTH a non-anonymous version of the paper that includes full author names and contact information and an anonymous version of the paper where authors' names and affiliations are removed from the beginning of the paper and the author contact information from the end of the paper.
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  • 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

  • Manuscripts should have margins of 1 inch and text should be double-spaced.
  • Specifically, we require submitters to upload a version formatted throughout with 12 point, fully double-spaced font (which we define as 750 words per page) and with text width of about 6 inches.
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  • Articles should be formatted as follows: 1.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be relevant to the mission of JSDSE.
  • The authors must describe and confirm safeguards to meet ethical standards.
  • Do not use overbars extending over more than one character, or underbars.
  • Use boldface for each symbol representing a vector or a matrix (e.g., A).
  • Mathematics and Equations: Roman letters used in mathematical expressions as variables must be italicized.
  • Roman letters used as part of multiletter function names should not be italicized.
  • Longer expressions must appear as display math, as must expressions using many different levels (e.g., such as fractions).
  • Mathematical expressions must not be displayed as images.
  • LaTeX: Manuscripts submitted in LaTeX should use the “article” style and should not use any special macros.
  • Authors should certainly avoid over-long papers, as they tend to burden our reviewers, elicit negative reviews, and discourage readership.
  • Review: Copies of unpublished papers and technical reports cited in the manuscript and needed for review should be included with the submitted manuscript.
  • These materials are recommended for first submissions and required for revisions.
  • Necessary comments or instructions on how to execute the computer programs should be provided.
  • Appendices: Lengthy technical portions of a manuscript should appear in a separate appendix to the manuscript.
  • Data must be deposited in a recognized data repository prior to or at the time of submission.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files”.
  • 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.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Please note that data should only be shared if it is ethically correct to do so, where this does not violate the protection of human subjects, or other valid ethical, privacy, or security concerns.
  • JSDSE requires that all papers be formatted for 8½ x 11-inch paper, one side only, and in a sufficiently large font size and with sufficient margins to be easily read and reviewed.
  • If you are submitting in LaTeX, RMarkdown, or Quarto, please convert the files to PDF beforehand (you will also need to upload your LaTeX source files with the PDF).
  • If the data cannot be made open, we recommend it is still preserved in a FAIR-compliant repository with appropriate access and controls in place.
  • The VoR is the article in its final, definitive, and citable form (this may not be immediately paginated, but is the version that will appear in an issue of the journal).
  • 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 used 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

  • Subscripts and superscripts must be a smaller font size than the main text.
  • Headings (e.g., title of sections) should be distinguished from the main body text.
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  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Language and text style

  • Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
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  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.

Manuscript structure

  • General Comments on Style: Footnotes should be used rarely, and should not contain mathematical expressions.
  • Clearly indicate the heading hierarchy, and be consistent in whether or not you use headline case, or you capitalize the first word and leave the rest in lower-case.
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  • Whenever specific code has been used to implement or illustrate the results of a paper, that code should be made available.
  • Authors are required to make the data and materials supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper freely available.
  • 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.

Blinded manuscript

  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/”Manuscript - anonymous” file.

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).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Keywords: 3-6 keywords
References: ASA
Declarations: Data availability, Conflict of interest, Artificial intelligence
Format: double spacing, 1" margins

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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