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Article submission checklist


Format   Files formatted in MS Word
  Submitted electronically
Length   Length of article conforms to limits set out in the Author Guidelines
Article Title   The article title does not exceed the set length. Please refer to the journal homepage for specific information.
Article Title Page   An article title page has been created for the article, including:

  Full name of each contributing author
  Affiliation for each contributing author (reflecting location at time of research)
  Brief professional biography for each contributing author
  Name and email address of the corresponding author
  Structured abstract – formatted as per the Author Guidelines
  A maximum of eight keywords
  Classification of your article – as per the Author Guidelines.
Headings   Headings formatted as per the Author Guidelines:

  First level headings presented in bold
  Sub-headings presented in italics
  Consecutive numbering used, as appropriate to the levels
Notes/Endnotes   Notes/Endnotes used only where deemed absolutely necessary

  Consecutively numbered
  Enclosed in square brackets
  Listed at the end of the article
Figures   Formatted as per the Author Guidelines

  High quality
  Legible
  Numbered consecutively

  Where the figures are reproductions/non-original content, permission has been assigned.
Tables   Formatted as per the Author Guidelines

  Submitted as a separate file to the main body of the article
  Position of each table clearly labelled in the body text of article
  Corresponding labels clearly shown

  Where the tables are reproductions/non-original content, permission has been assigned
References   Formatted as per the Author Guidelines
  All references are in Harvard style

  Check references for:

  Completeness
  Accuracy
  Consistency
Permissions   Permissions are cleared and in place for any non-original content (i.e. content that has been reproduced from another source)

  Permission to use in place for any of the following content types:

  Tables
  Illustrations
  Figures
  Diagrams
  Adaptations of exiting published research
  Photographs
  Online images, images taken from websites
  Content previously assigned to another publisher
  Quotations
  Music/song lyrics
  Poetry