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Article types

Review
Editorial
Letter
Lectio
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Systematic Review

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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  • A typical paper for this journal should be no more than 8000 words, inclusive of the abstract (up to 200 words), footnotes, biographical data and any disclosures.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of about 200 words.
  • The abstract should briefly describe the article content and clearly define argument and conclusion.

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.
  • This applies to both text and in references; a span of page numbers must always include an en-dash: 20–1, 16–25.
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  • Authors names in references should be cast as stated on the publication’s imprint page.
  • All references must conclude with a full stop.
  • The term ‘ibid.’ should be used sparingly and limited to those situations where there is no possibility of confusion, i.e. the first reference is immediately above.
  • Initial, subsequent, and repeat referencing For both archival sources and published material, the first reference should be in full.
  • 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.
  • The term ‘ibid.’ should be used sparingly and limited to those situations where there is no possibility of confusion, i.e., after a second reference which is separated from its predecessor by no more than four lines of text.
  • 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.
  • 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 saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: EPS, PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • 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.
  • Using Third-Party Material in your Paper You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article, including images, figures, song lyrics, and extracts from poems.
  • Please do not embed illustrations in the text.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • 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].
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  • Transparency To ensure maximum transparency, please provide details of any funding that you received to produce your research, including the grant number, conditions of grant regarding publication, and the grant-awarding agency or agencies.

Competing interests

  • Accordingly, to ensure that there is no perception of conflict of interest, we do not publish articles written by current staff, students, or post-graduate researchers of UNSW Canberra, or by the editorial team.

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

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

Cover letter

  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Title page and author information

  • In the identified version of your document, please include a brief (100 words or so) biographical outline including, but not limited to, your name, qualifications, institution, publications, ORCiD, and social media handles.
  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
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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

  • Please set margins of at least 2.5cm (1 inch) and include pagination.
  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 100 words).
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  • 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.
  • Style Guidelines Authors should note that, when submitting their articles, they will be asked if they have viewed this style guide.
  • All articles are to be double-line spaced, with only one space separating sentences. (Do not use a double space at the beginning of a new sentence.).
  • Points to remember Names in text should be cast as the person preferred or was generally known, e.g. Hugh Trevor-Roper (not H).
  • Please ensure that you use ‘smart quotes’ (also known as ‘curly quotes’), not 'straight quotes'.
  • Authors’ names should be cast as stated on the publication’s imprint page, for example, Hugh Trevor-Roper (not H).
  • There should be no punctuation (other than bracket) between title and place of publication.
  • Do not include p. or pp. do denote page numbers.
  • Subsequent and repeat referencing: Short titles should be used after first mention.
  • Please include title of article, place details of newspaper, and page number.
  • Please include the date you accessed the material.
  • If they have ‘gone stale’ in between submission and publication you may be required to provide current details or recast the text to accommodate this.
  • Therefore, you must fully anonymise your article before submitting it.
  • You should also remove identifying details from the document properties.
  • 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.
  • Do not use ‘op cit’.
  • For initials generally (unless with names, as above) and acronyms, we do not use full stops, for example United States of America: USA; US foreign policy; Association of Southeast Asian Nations: ASEAN; ANZAC when referring specifically to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, but capitalised such as in Anzac Day, or the Anzacs.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicised).
  • Review: Articles which do not conform to our style will be returned to the author for reformatting before they are assessed for review.
  • Review: Papers which have not been copyedited and/or do not accord with our style may be sent back for revision before they are considered 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.

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.

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

  • Please use UK English spelling (e.g. –ise; mobilise) and dates (e.g. 10 February 1963).
  • Please use British (-ise) spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
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  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.
  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks (a block quotation).
  • As a guide, any quotation more than twenty-five words in length should be indented.
  • Foreign language quotations or terminology should be italicised.

Manuscript structure

  • The first paragraph of each section should be justified, then indented thereafter.
  • We do not publish articles with endnotes, in text referencing, or lists of sources. (All sources must be included in the footnotes.).
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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.
  • As well as ensuring author details have been removed from the manuscript, we request that you remove identifying text such as, 'as I argued previously' (with supporting footnote of earlier work).

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
Paper: 8,000 words
Declarations: Funding, 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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