Journal selection checklist
Twelve questions to ask before choosing where to submit, covering scope, indexing, turnaround and realistic acceptance odds.
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Working documents, not marketing
These are the checklists and templates our own editors work from. They are useful whether or not you ever engage us.
Research integrity essentials
What similarity screening, image integrity checks and conflict-of-interest declarations actually involve, and what triggers them.
Request a copyReporting statistics reviewers accept
Effect sizes, confidence intervals, assumption testing and exact p-values, with worked examples in SPSS, R and STATA output.
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APA, IEEE, Vancouver, Harvard and Chicago side by side, with the differences that most often cause reformatting work.
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Chapter-by-chapter outline showing what examiners expect in each section, with common omissions flagged.
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A working backwards schedule from submission date, with the compliance checks that cause desk rejections.
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How we operate, in writing
Every commitment we make to partners and authors is documented. If something here is unclear, tell us and we will clarify the document rather than explain it away in an email.
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- Terms of service The terms governing engagements, deliverables, revisions and payment.
- Publication ethics Our COPE-aligned approach to authorship, corrections and retractions.
- Accessibility statement Our WCAG 2.2 AA commitment and how to report a barrier.
Publication ethics
Our workflows follow COPE guidance.
- Every submission passes similarity screening, image integrity checks and conflict-of-interest review before reaching a reviewer.
- Each journal holds a documented process for corrections, expressions of concern and retractions.
- Acceptance decisions rest with editors and reviewers. We do not influence them and we do not sell them.
- We will not fabricate data, alter findings, or supply work intended to be presented as unaided when it was not.
- Allegations of misconduct are investigated against COPE flowcharts, with the outcome recorded regardless of who raised it.
Accessibility statement
We target WCAG 2.2 Level AA across this site and our journal platforms.
- Every interactive element is reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus indicator.
- Text and interface components meet the contrast ratios required at Level AA.
- Content is structured with semantic landmarks and a single, correctly ordered heading hierarchy per page.
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- If you encounter a barrier, tell us and we will fix it. Report it by email or WhatsApp and we will confirm receipt within two working days.