Author Guidelines

Preparing Your Manuscript

Manuscripts should follow the structure and preparation guidelines below. The journal accepts submissions in English.

Manuscript Types

Original Research ArticleReview ArticleMethodological PaperResearch NoteCode NoteData NoteShort CommunicationEditorialCommentary

Manuscript Structure

1. Title
2. Authors and affiliations
3. Abstract
4. Keywords
5. Introduction
6. Literature review
7. Methodology
8. Data
9. Results
10. Discussion
11. Conclusion
12. References
13. Appendices
14. Data availability statement
15. Code availability statement
16. Conflict of interest statement
17. AI use declaration

Abstract

Abstracts should normally be between 150 and 250 words.

Keywords

Authors should provide 4–6 keywords.

References

References should follow APA 7th edition style.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and include clear titles, notes and source information where relevant.

Mathematical Content

Mathematical notation must be clear, consistent and explained in the text. Equations should be numbered where appropriate.

Data and Code

The journal encourages transparent data and code availability statements. When possible, authors should provide code files, software versions, computational environment details and random seed information.

AI Use

Authors must disclose any use of AI-assisted tools in writing, editing, coding, data analysis, translation or image generation.