Submissions

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.

• Language: British English
• Linguistic quality of the manuscript: Submissions must meet a high standard of academic English and be clear, precise, and publication-ready. The language should be at a level comparable to that of a proficient native speaker. Manuscripts that do not meet this standard may be returned for language revision before peer review.
• File format: *.docx-Format
• Formatting requirements:
  - Left-aligned text and simple line spacing
  - Uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end
  - Top and bottom margins should be set at 2.5 cm and the left and right at 2 cm
• Structure of the manuscript: Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if necessary), References
• Citation style in text and reference section: APA 7
• Provision of DOI-URLs for the references (where available)
• Length: 6.000 – 8.000 words (exceptions require justification)
• Anonymization: Manuscripts must not contain any author-identifying information. The required information for making the manuscript “camera ready” (e. g. of the author(s) and the corresponding ORCID number(s)) will be requested by the Managing Editor after inclusion in the respective issue.
• AI use in manuscripts: Author(s) must disclose any use of AI tools (type, purpose, and manuscript sections affected) within the methodological section and, where appropriate, in the acknowledgement section.
• Ethical declarations: Include statements on conflict of interest, funding, and research ethics approval where applicable
• Further publication: The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided)