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.
The submission has not been previously published, nor it is under consideration in other journals.
The submission file is in Microsoft word (DOC, DOCX) or Portable Document Format (PDF, preferred).
The Autors own all the appropriate declarations to publish this work.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
You can find a User Guide to help you throuh the submission process here: User Guide
How to Submit
You must submit your paper via our web-based submission system. To submit, the MSJ platform registration is required.
Questions about submitting can be sent to the editorial office at [email protected]
This section provides general information only. Formatting guidelines for specific article types can be found on the dedicated Author Guidelines page. The supporting information needed at the time of submission can be found at the Prepare Supporting Information page.
In order to complete a submission, it is necessary to add your ORCID iD on your personal profile. Edit the ORCID iD on your profile by clicking on the icon on the top right of the webpage, go on Edit profile, on the public tab. Add your ODCID iD there.
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