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Submission guidelines

Our 3-step submission process

  1. Before you submit

    Before you submit, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the following.

  2. Ready to submit

    To give your manuscript the best chance of publication, follow these editorial policies and formatting guidelines.

  3. Submit and promote

    After acceptance, we provide support so your article gains maximum impact in the scientific community and beyond.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.9
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.9
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.279
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.773

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 8
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 85

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 257,747
    Altmetric mentions: 13