For authors
- Instruction to Authors: article types, manuscript preparation and the reference style.
- Guide for Authors: what the journal looks for in a paper.
- Article Processing Charges: publishing in the journal is free of charge.
- Submit Article: the submission system.
- Journal Policies: editorial policy, publication ethics, plagiarism, copyright and retractions.
- Peer Review Process: what happens to a manuscript after submission.
- Publication Ethics.
- FAQs: quick answers about submitting, fees, review times and copyright.
Standards and guidance
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): guidance and flowcharts for publication ethics.
- DORA and the Leiden Manifesto: principles for the responsible use of research metrics.
- ORCID: a free, persistent identifier for every researcher.
- Crossref: DOIs and reference linking for scholarly content.
- Creative Commons licences: the open-access licences used for our articles.
- Think. Check. Submit.: a checklist for choosing a trusted journal.
For readers
- Current Issue and Past Issues: every volume and issue.
- Advanced Search: search every article and export citations.
- RSS Feed: new articles in your feed reader.