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As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details: E-mail address and full postal address.
A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare.
Manuscript
The manuscript includes keywords, all figures (include relevant captions), all tables (including titles, description, footnotes), and that all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided.
Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print, Graphical Abstracts/Highlights files (where applicable), supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations: Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
Articles accepted for publication will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) to cover publication costs. This can normally be sourced from your funder or institution. This fee covers all publication costs (IJS Press business costs; editorial processes; web hosting; indexing; marketing; archiving; DOI registration etc) and ensures that all of the content is fully open access. This approach maximises the potential readership of publications and allows the journal to be run in a sustainable way. Tax will be added to all fees charged, when applicable (includes VAT/Sales tax or any other applicable taxes).
Many institutions have funds available to support open access publications by their staff, therefore we ask that you contact the relevant body to cover the APC.
If you do not know about your institution’s policy on open access funding, please contact your departmental/faculty administrators and institution library, as funds may be available to you.
If published, you will receive an APC request email along with information on how payment can be arranged.
If you do not have funds available to pay the APC (eg because your institution/funder will not cover the fee) then we may be able to offer a discount or full waiver. Waivers must be applied for during the submission process. There is an option to request a waiver, and provide a reason for the request in the submission steps. You will receive confirmation of approval or denial from the editorial office. Editorial decisions are made independently from the ability to pay the APC.