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Prepare your manuscript for PRIMUS.

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Article types

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Clinical Trial
Protocol
Lectio
Systematic Review
Letter

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.
  • The paper should include title, an abstract of 100 words or less, and keywords.
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  • In particular: + both copies should include a title, abstract, and keywords.

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 to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Format and references should follow closely the latest AMS style.
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  • The reference list must be at the end of the paper, and list all works referenced alphabetically by the author’s last name or source.
  • All works cited, and only the works cited, must be included in the references.
  • Is the scholarship responsible, giving sufficient detail and providing careful references with proper credit to sources? (No significant portion of the work should be published elsewhere and no part of the work may be plagiarized, including self-plagiarization).
  • 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.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • As an author, you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source.
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  • Figures should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate files.
  • A short descriptive title or caption should appear below each table or figure with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below.
  • Figures should be numbered consecutively and completely labeled, taking into account necessary size reduction.
  • Captions should be typed and double-spaced in the manuscript.
  • + for manuscripts that include figures or tables, the figures and/or tables should be embedded in the text so the reader sees them in close proximity to the text that refers to them; any figures should also be uploaded as separate files.
  • Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, etc.) should be high quality digital files following these guidelines: at least 300 dpi or higher, sized to fit the journal page (6 × 9 inches), EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only.

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.

Blinded manuscript

  • The submission portal requires that you submit two copies of the manuscript, one that includes author details, and another that is fully blinded.

Cover letter

  • Authors are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher.

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.

Article structure and word limits

  • All proofs must be corrected and returned to the publisher within 7 days.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
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  • All submitted manuscripts must follow the PRIMUS Style prescribed, whether the work in LaTeX, Word, or any other software.
  • Manuscripts should be double spaced, unjustified, with wide margins top, bottom, and sides, and with pages numbered consecutively.
  • Papers must be carefully edited to remove grammatical and typographic errors before submission.
  • + both copies should be submitted in PDF as well as in the original file source (e.g. LaTeX or Word).
  • However, the journal is printed in black and white, so color art must reproduce clearly in black and white.
  • 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.
  • Papers must make a novel point.
  • All units must be included.
  • In which areas might the paper need to be strengthened in order to do so?
  • 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

  • They must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

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.

Supplementary material

  • If you upload a PDF, then you must also upload a "Supplemental File", the source files, that is, either the original Word document or the original TeX/LaTeX file.

Title page and author information

  • + the first copy should include the author name(s) and affiliation(s) and brief bio(s) and may be unblinded; the second copy should exclude all information that might identify the author(s) and must be fully blinded.

Language and text style

  • All quotations not in English must be translated into English.

Manuscript structure

  • Please include in your synopsis a classification of the type of paper this is – e.g. a reflection on a teaching experience, a discussion of a pedagogical practice, a description of a new idea or technology for teaching, a case study, an assessment study, or ….
  • Good PRIMUS articles often have all or most of the following traits: (1) a novel idea for teaching and learning (this could be at any level -- individual students, classroom, programmatic, institutional or even multi-institutional, keeping in mind that PRIMUS stands for “Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies”) (2) discussion of how that idea impacts student learning (the claims of the article may be substantiated by anecdotal reports or a summary of a formal study, but should be compelling to a typical mathematics instructor) (3) practical, transferable advice facilitating implementation by practitioners (4) exploration of at least one interesting problem in undergraduate mathematics pedagogy or curriculum, as well as substantive insight about that problem and how it might be addressed In what ways does this paper have these traits?
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  • 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).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 100 words
Declarations: Artificial intelligence
Format: double spacing

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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