Many journals have a submission checklist you can use during the final checking of article submission prior to sending it to the journal for consideration.

Answer

If a journal has a checklist, you’ll be able to find it in the Guide for Authors.

To find the Guide for Authors:

1. Navigate to the Journal’s Homepage. To find the Journal's Homepage, search for the journal using the search box under 'Find by journal title' on the Journal Author's page
2. Click on ‘Guide for Authors’ in the left hand menu.

Below is a generic checklist you can use if your journal doesn’t have a checklist in its Guide for Authors. For specific submission requirements and further details of any item please consult the Guide for Authors.

Submission checklist

Ensure that the following items are present:

• One author has been designated as the corresponding author in the manuscript and full contact details provided:

  • Email address.
  • Affiliation address/es (this should be where the research has been conducted).
  • Full current affiliation postal address for corresponding author if different to primary affiliation.
• All necessary files have been uploaded, and contain:

  • Keywords on the title page.
  • All figures, with captions.
  • All tables (including title, description, footnotes), with legends.
• Further considerations:

  • Manuscript has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar checked'.
  • References are in the correct format for this journal.
  • All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa.
  • Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet).
• Declaration of Generative AI usage:

  • Please make sure to include the below statement directly below the references if you have used generative AI or AI-assisted technology in the writing process.

  Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in the writing process: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL/SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.