Articles Submission Checklist
Format |
- Files formatted in MS Word
- Submitted electronically
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Length |
- Length of article conforms to limits set out in the Author Guidelines
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Article Title |
- The article title does not exceed eight words
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Article Title Page |
- An article title page including:
- Full name of each contributing author
- Affiliation for each contributing author (reflecting location at time of research)
- Brief professional biography for each contributing author
- Name and email address of the corresponding author
- Structured abstract – formatted as per the Author Guidelines
- A maximum of eight keywords
- Classification of your article – as per the Author Guidelines.
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Headings |
- Headings formatted as per the Author Guidelines:
- First level headings presented in bold
- Sub-headings presented in italics
- Consecutive numbering used, as appropriate to the levels
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Notes/Endnotes |
- Notes/Endnotes used only where deemed absolutely necessary
- Consecutively numbered
- Enclosed in square brackets
- Listed at the end of the article
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Figures |
- Formatted as per the Author Guidelines
- High quality
- Legible
- Numbered consecutively
- Where the figures are reproductions/non-original content, permission has been assigned.
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Tables |
- Formatted as per the Author Guidelines
- Submitted as a separate file to the main body of the article
- Position of each table clearly labelled in the body text of article
- Corresponding labels clearly shown
- Where the tables are reproductions/non-original content, permission has been assigned
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References |
- Formatted as per the Author Guidelines
- All references are in Harvard style
- Check references for:
- Completeness, Accuracy, Consistency
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Permissions |
- Permissions are cleared and in place for any non-original content (i.e. content that has been reproduced from another source)
- Permission to use in place for any of the following content types:
- Tables
- Illustrations
- Figures
- Diagrams
- Adaptations of exiting published research
- Photographs
- Online images, images taken from websites
- Content previously assigned to another publisher
- Quotations
- Music/song lyrics
- Poetry
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