Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews. Although the journal publishes at times other types of article like editorial and short communication, direct submissions of such types are not advised.
Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission. Authors contributing to (virtual) special issues should ensure that they select the special issue article type from this list.
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print