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Submission Preparation Checklist

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 is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The appropriate template has been used (available from the Author Guidelines section).
  • The submission file is Microsoft Word file format.
  • The word count is between 2,500 and 5,000 words, excluding tables, figures, and reference list.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Templates

Please use the article template or poster template.

Word count

For research articles, the maximum word count is 5,000 words. For viewpoint articles and special issue articles, the maximum word count is 2,500 words. This excludes abstract, tables, figures, references, and appendices. An abstract of max. 150 words must be provided in all cases.

Title and keywords

A concisely worded title must be provided, accompanied by five keywords which are search engine friendly. Please name all contributing authors.

Referencing

Referencing must be aligned to Harvard style. For in-text referencing, a single author will be Smith (2025) or (Smith, 2025). For two authors, this will be Smith and Jones (2025) or (Smith and Jones, 2025). For three or more authors, this will be Smith et al. (2025) or (Smith et al., 2025). For the full reference list, examples are provided below.

  • Book: Smith, J. (2020) Introduction to Psychology. 2nd edn. London: Pearson.
  • Book chapter: Brown, A. (2019) 'The role of memory in learning', in Green, T. and White, R. (eds.) Cognitive Science: Key Theories and Applications. 3rd edn. New York: Wiley, pp. 45–67.
  • Journal article: Taylor, L. and Johnson, R. (2021) 'The impact of mindfulness on academic performance', Journal of Educational Research, 68(3), pp. 200–215.

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