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Manuscript Submission

DIRECT MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION (SERIES A)

The Journal of Mathematical Sciences is now open for direct submissions. All direct submissions will be reviewed by an international Editorial Board headed by Prof. Alexey Karapetyants. The regular review policy will be applied to each paper: at least two positive independent anonymous reports will be required for the acceptance of the manuscript.

The procedure of submission:

Before submitting your manuscript, please, consult Aims and Scope. Also, the general rules / expectations for a manuscript are as follows:

  • Manuscript must be written to be accessible to a broad scientific and mathematically advanced audience in a general field of pure and applied mathematics, as described in Aims and Scope.
  • Manuscript must contain a clear exposition of the underlying scientific problem, a summary of the mathematical results and a clear exposition of the tools/theories used in deriving the results.
  • The scientific importance of the manuscript should be made clear in the Introduction. Introduction must be not a formal, but rather an extensive report on the scientific problem.
  • The following statements should be included under the heading ''Statements and Declarations'' at the end of the published paper. Please note that submissions that do not include relevant declarations will be returned as incomplete: Conflict-of-interest, Funding, and Grant Support acknowledgment. Please refer to the section “Competing Interests” below for more information on how to complete this section.
  • Papers dealing with only the application of computer-based algorithms and papers with results based only on direct calculations and a software without a new theoretical achievement will not be accepted.
  • A submission should be original, previously unpublished work not currently under review by other journals. The authors should provide correct citations as needed and have no conflict of interest.

Online Submission

Please follow the hyperlink “Submit manuscript” on the right and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen. Please ensure you provide all relevant editable source files. Failing to submit these source files might cause unnecessary delays in the review and production process. You may also include a brief cover letter in which you may provide us with some details and comments on your paper that you consider important.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION SOURCE JOURNALS (SERIES B)

All submissions to source journals will be reviewed by the Editorial Boards of this journals. The regular review policy will be applied to each paper: at least two positive independent anonymous reports will be required for the acceptance of the manuscript. To submit your manuscript to one of the source journals please contact the respective Editorial Offices indicated below:

Contact

R. V. Gamkrelidze (Solicited papers only)

  • Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki, Seriya Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya. Tematicheskie Obzory (Progress in Science and Technology, Series on Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications. Thematic Surveys) VINITI publications.
  • Sovremennaya Matematika I Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and its Applications). Publications of the Cybernetics Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.
  • Sovremennaya Matematika. Fundamental'nye Napravleniya. (Contemporary Mathematics. Fundamental Directions) Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow publications.
  • Fundamental'naya I Prikladnaya Matematika (Fundamental and Applied Mathematics). Moscow State University Publications.

Editorial Office: Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Vavilova Str. 42

117966 Moscow, Russia

E-mail: gam@ipsun.ras.ru

O.A. Boichuk

Neliniyni Kolyvannya / Nonlinear Oscillations

Editorial Office: Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

3 Tereshchenkovskaya street

01601 Kyiv-4, Ukraine

ar@imath.kiev.ua

T. N. Rozhkovskaya

Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza (Problems in Mathematical Analysis)

International Mathematical Schools

Editorial Office: P.O. Box 70

630090 Novosibirsk, Russia

rozhk@math.nsc.ru

V. Yu. Korolev

Problemy Ustoichivosti Stokhasticheskikh Modelei - Trudy Seminara (Stability Problems of Stochastic Models - Seminar Proceedings)

Editorial Office: Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Vavilova Str. 42

117966 Moscow, Russia

vkorolev@cs.msu.ru

V.V. Chichagov

Statisticheskie Metody (Statistical Methods). Publications of the Division of Perm University

Editorial Office: Red.-Izd. Otd. Permsk. Universiteta

Bukireva Street 15

614600 Perm, Russia

V. A. Sadovnichii

Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo (Petrovskii Seminars)

Editorial Office: Dept. of Mathematics and Mechanics

Moscow State University

119899 Moscow, Russia

shaposh.st@ru.net

Prof. Kislyakov

Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Sankt - Peterburgskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta (POMI)

V. A. Steklova, Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. (Notes of Scientific Seminars of the V. A. Steklov Mathematical Institute St. Petersburg Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Editorial Office: Steklov Mathematical Institute

St. Petersburg Branch

Fontanka Nab., 27

191011 St. Petersburg, Russia

zns@pdmi.ras.ru

R.M. Kushnir

Mathematical Methods and Physicomechanical Fields

Editorial Office: Y.S. Pidstryhach Institute of Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

3 b Naukova Street,

79060 Lviv, Ukraine

Kushnir@iapmm.lviv.ua

V.Ya. Gutlyanskii

Ukrainian Mathematical Bulletin

Editorial Office: Institute of Mathematics

of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

3 Tereshchenkovskaya street.,

01601 Kiyv-4, Ukraine

vladimirgut@mail.ru

Guidelines for Special Issues and Thematic Symposia Submissions

The governing objectives of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences for submission with respect to a Special Issue or Thematic Symposia are (a) scholarly excellence, (b) relevance to the scope of Journal of Mathematical Sciences , and (c) newness and significance of topic.

Proposals concerning any topic of the journal will be welcome for consideration by the Editor-in-Chief. In order to arrive at a decision with respect to a proposal for a Special Issue or Thematic Symposia, the Editor-in-Chief, in consultation with the Editorial Board at the journal, will review the submitted proposal and will decide on (a) acceptance, (b) revisions, or (c) rejection of the proposal. Proposals should be submitted to the attention of:

Editor-in-Chief: Alexey Karapetyants, Doctor of Sciences

Professor of Institute of Mathematics, Mechanics and Computer Sciences of Southern Federal University

Head of Regional Mathematical Center of Southern Federal University Rostov-on-Don, Russia

katapetyants@gmail.com

Formats available

There are two formats available for collected papers at the Journal of Mathematical Sciences, each of which serves different purposes:

  • Special Issues generally comprise approximately 10 - 12 papers. The journal sets no limit on the length of individual papers but the length of a paper must be justified by its contents.
  • Thematic Symposia generally comprise 5 - 6 and are published as a separate section within a regular issue of the journal.
  • For both Special Issues and Thematic Symposia reviewing processes must take place in accordance with the principles of transparency and objectivity, which is achieved through adherence to the established practice of blind peer reviews.
  • For Special Issues and Thematic Symposia calls for papers must be openly and widely circulated; submission must not be restricted (e.g., to people who attend a particular conference).

General rules / expectations for a manuscript

Before submitting a proposal, please make sure to carefully read the Aims and Scope of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences, available at the journal’s webpage. Also, please, kindly be advised that the general rules / expectations for a manuscript submitted to the Journal of Mathematical Sciences are as written below. Please, kindly, be advised that at any stage of the process the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to terminate the process provided the rules below will not be followed.

  • The Manuscript must be written to be accessible to a broad scientific and mathematically advanced audience in a general field of pure and applied mathematics, as described in Aims and Scope.
  • The Manuscript must contain a clear exposition of the underlying scientific problem, a summary of the mathematical results and a clear exposition of the tools/theories used in deriving the results.
  • The scientific importance of the manuscript should be made clear in the Introduction. Introduction must be not a formal, but rather an extensive report on the scientific problem.
  • Papers dealing with only the application of computer-based algorithms and papers with results based only on direct calculations and a software without a new theoretical achievement will not be accepted.
  • A submission should be original, previously unpublished work not currently under review by other journals. The authors should provide correct citations as needed and have no conflict of interest.
  • Guidelines for submitting a Proposal

    The proposal should be submitted as a Word document with the Call for Papers embedded or attached and should clearly indicate whether it is a proposal for a Special Issue or Thematic Symposium including:

  • The name and contact details of the Guest Editors(s)
  • The title of the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium
  • Abstract or summary of the proposed topic which includes relevance to the contemporary state of the subject
  • Justification for the relevance of the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium to the Aims and Scope of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences
  • A copy of the Call for Papers with detailed policy of collecting and reviewing manuscripts, deadlines, including expected date of finalization of the process, and with clear information for potential authors about the high standards of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences in accordance with the Aims and Scope and General rules / expectations for a manuscript as written above.
  • A proposed schedule for each stage of the process including timelines and deadlines for collecting manuscripts, reviewing and revising manuscripts into final publishable form. It is expected that collections of papers are submitted for publication within 12 months of the submission deadline given in the Call for Papers.
  • Backgrounds of the proposed Guest Editors(s) including visibility on the topic in question and Editorial experience.
  • A list of proposed reviewers (including email addresses or affiliations) for the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium. This list needs to be approved by the Editors-in-Chief before invitations for review are sent.
  • A strategy for promoting the call for papers (including details of any conference or workshop with which the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium might be associated).
  • Upon approval by the Editors-in-Chief, the Call for Papers should be circulated widely by the Guest Editors(s) for Special Issues or Thematic Symposia in venues besides the journal.

    Special Issues and Thematic Symposia on-line submission and reviewing process

    Once the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium is agreed upon, the Guest Editors(s) will be responsible for inviting and selecting papers for the Special Issue or Thematic Symposia. Papers must adhere to the Editorial style of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences, which can be found at the journal homepage: https://www.springer.com/journal/10958.

    All papers must be submitted through the journal’s on-line submission system (Editorial Manager) which can be found at: Editorial Manager®.

    Guest Editors and invited authors should follow Springer Nature’s and journal’s Editorial Policies carefully before they submit their paper. This information can be found here: Editorial Policies.

    Reviewers should follow Springer Nature’s and the journal’s more detailed Peer-Review Policy, Process and Guidance.

      The following process should be adhered to:

    • Guest Editors(s) is required to run the submission and review process through Editorial Manager. Editorial Manager needs to be set up to allow Editors, reviewer and author access to individual Special Issues and Thematic Symposia. Guest Editors(s) need to liaise with the Editor-in-Chief, who will put the Guest Editors(s) in touch with the relevant parties at Springer to make the necessary arrangements. This includes the allocation of a unique identifier, which will be added to the list of available article types in Editorial Manager to distinguish the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium from other Special Issues or Thematic Symposia and regular articles. The allocated name for the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium must be clearly identified in the Call for Papers.
    • All submissions to the Special Issues or Thematic Symposia must be reviewed on the basis of a blind peer-review process conducted in Editorial Manager. Guest Editors, in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief, must select 2-3 reviewers for each paper beforehand and provide this information to the Journal Editorial office.
    • The Guest Editors(s) is invited to submit an introductory essay that provides a substantive and critical overview of the topic, and is of publication standard in its own right. This essay must be submitted through the Editorial Manager system to the Editor-in-Chief for peer review.
    • Any manuscript to the Special Issues or Thematic Symposia authored (co-authored) by Guest Editor(s) must be submitted through the Editorial Manager system to the Editor-in-Chief for peer review.
    • The Guest Editors(s) is responsible for selecting papers for the Special Issue or for the Thematic Symposium in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief. All manuscripts must be pre-approved by the Editor-in-Chief before being sent for review. To do so, each manuscript must be presented by the Guest Editor(s) to the Editor-in-Chief for approval. Manuscripts that have not been approved in advance by the Editor-in-Chief cannot be processed.
    • Any remaining submissions will be treated as rejected. If, in the view of the Guest Editors(s) a paper is not selected for a Special Issues or Thematic Symposia, but is of a suitably high standard to warrant being assessed as a regular paper by the journal, it should be transferred to the Editor-in-Chief.
    • The Guest Editors(s) assesses all submissions for rejection without review or review within 14 days of submission or the due date identified in the Call for Papers.
    • The Guest Editors(s) assigns papers to reviewers they have appointed earlier in Editorial Manager.
    • Review reports are assigned to the Guest Editors(s), who makes the decisions about revisions.
    • Revised papers are assigned to the Guest Editors(s), who re-assigns papers for further review or proposes a final decision on acceptance or rejection.
    • During the review process, the Editor-in-Chief, may request additional reviews for particular papers, further revisions, and has the right, to reject papers if they do not fulfill recognized standards of scholarly excellence and the quality requirements stated in this documents above in General rules / expectations for a manuscript.
    • Final acceptance or rejection decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief.
    • The Guest Editors(s) has access to all papers and the related files throughout the review and selection process.
    • Guest Editors(s) must inform the Editor-in-Chief who are going to read and correct page proofs for each article, i.e., authors, Guest Editors(s) or both.
    • Final approval and the go ahead are given by the Editor-in-Chief, for the collection to go to press.
    • The Editor-in-Chief can decide to cancel a Special Issue or Thematic Symposium if the Guest Editors(s) fails to deliver the Special Issue or Thematic Symposium by the submission deadline (as indicated in the Rules above) or if the rules specified in this document and generally accepted standards are not followed by the Guest Editors or/and authors.
    • Contributing authors to Special Issues or Thematic Symposia articles may post an earlier draft of their paper on an institutional repository, provided that repository is either the author's institutional repository or that of the society or institution hosting the conference or any other event related to the Special Issue or Thematic Symposia. However, upon publication of the paper online, the author and/or hosting institution or society is required to reduce the posting to an abstract only, and then link to the online version on SpringerLink.
    • It is the Guest Editor's responsibility to communicate clearly and in a written form to the potential author the high standards and expectations that apply to the manuscript, both as specified in this document and generally accepted in the context of high-level scientific journals, and clearly describe the procedure for processing the manuscripts from submission to final steps before publication. The Guest Editor should make it clear to the potential author that the final decision to accept or reject the manuscript is made exclusively by the Editor-in-Chief based on the recommendations received and other considerations relevant to the high scientific requirements of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences.
      • Appendix - Publisher’s Code of Conduct

        In this Appendix the term “Journal” shall mean the journal for which the Editor(s) is editorially responsible.

        COPE

        The Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Editor(s) are expected to follow the COPE guideline entitled Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

        The Publisher has responsibility to ensure that journals published by the Publisher adhere to editorial and publication ethics standards recommended by COPE, and the Publisher will support Editor(s) in their pursuit of adhering to such COPE standards. When dealing with publication and research ethics issues, Editor(s) are expected to follow COPE guidance and flowcharts or any guidance provided by the Publisher. The final course of action should be decided by the Editor(s). In difficult cases, or where there is no existing COPE guidance, the Editor(s) may seek advice from the Publisher, and some cases may need to be resolved in collaboration between Editor(s) and the Publisher. The Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and general guidelines and flowcharts are available from the COPE website (http://publicationethics.org.

        Editor(s) is expected to be aware of the editorial policies and information provided for authors by the Journal.

        If there is more than one Editor for the Journal, it is understood that the responsibility concerning Editorship of the Journal is shared between them.

        Peer review

        Editor(s) is expected to comply with the Journal’s peer review policy (e.g. open, single-blind, double-blind.

        Peer review is an essential component of the research publication. It aims to assess the validity of the reported research and suitability for journals’ scope and aims. In order to maintain the integrity of the published record, the Editor(s) are expected to ensure that all manuscripts reporting primary research, or secondary analysis of primary research, accepted for publication in the Journal are peer-reviewed by reviewers who are competent in a relevant field and/or have expertise in a relevant methodology, as judged by their publication record, and are free of potential bias. Such bias includes, but is not limited to, any recent collaboration between the peer reviewers and the authors of the manuscript. The requirement for Editor(s) to ensure absence of conflicts of interest amongst peer reviewers expressly applies to peer reviewers suggested by the authors of the manuscript.

        Editor(s) is expected to obtain a minimum of two peer reviewers for manuscripts reporting primary research or secondary analysis of primary research. It is recognized that in some exceptional circumstances, particularly in niche and emerging fields, it may not be possible to obtain two independent peer reviewers. In such cases, Editor(s) may wish to make a decision to publish based on one peer review report. When making a decision based on one report, Editor(s) are expected to only do so if the peer review report meets the standards set out in section 8 below.

        Peer review reports should be in English and provide constructive critical evaluations of the authors’ work, particularly in relation to the appropriateness of methods used, whether the results are accurate, and whether the conclusions are supported by the results. Editorial decisions should be based on peer reviewer comments that meet these criteria rather than on recommendations made by short, superficial peer reviewer reports which do not provide a scientific rationale for the recommendations.

        Editor(s) is expected to independently verify the contact details of reviewers suggested by authors or other third parties. Institutional email addresses should be used to invite peer reviewers wherever possible. Each manuscript should be reviewed by at least one reviewer who was not suggested by the author.

        Manuscripts that do not report primary research or secondary analysis of primary research, such as Editorials, Book Reviews, Commentaries or Opinion articles, may be accepted without two peer review reports. Such manuscripts should be assessed by the Editor(s) if the topic is in the area of expertise of the Editor(s); if the topic is not in area of expertise of the Editor(s), such manuscripts should be assessed by at least one independent expert reviewer or Editorial Board Member.

        Manuscript handling

        Editor(s) is expected to provide a professional service to authors. Correspondence should be handled in a timely and professional manner. Arrangements should be in place to ensure editorial staff absences do not result in a reduced service to authors.

        Editor(s) are expected to make full use of the online submission and peer-review system provided by the Publisher and, where necessary, maintain offline tracking systems, in order to preserve a full record of the peer review of each manuscript, where offline tracking is used, Editor(s) should upload offline records to the online submission and peer-review system as soon as possible.

        Confidentiality

        Editor(s) is expected to respect and uphold the confidential status of materials submitted to the Journal, and should ensure that material remains confidential while under review.

    Title Page

    Please make sure your title page contains the following information.

    Title

    The title should be concise and informative.

    Author information

    • The name(s) of the author(s)
    • The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
    • A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
    • If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)

    If address information is provided with the affiliation(s) it will also be published.

    For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated we will only capture their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address unless specifically requested.

    Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not currently satisfy our authorship criteria. Notably an attribution of authorship carries with it accountability for the work, which cannot be effectively applied to LLMs. Use of an LLM should be properly documented in the Methods section (and if a Methods section is not available, in a suitable alternative part) of the manuscript.

    Abstract

    Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

    For life science journals only (when applicable)

    • Trial registration number and date of registration for prospectively registered trials
    • Trial registration number and date of registration, followed by “retrospectively registered”, for retrospectively registered trials

    Keywords

    Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

    Statements and Declarations

    The following statements should be included under the heading "Statements and Declarations" for inclusion in the published paper. Please note that submissions that do not include relevant declarations will be returned as incomplete.

    • Competing Interests: Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Please refer to “Competing Interests and Funding” below for more information on how to complete this section.

    Please see the relevant sections in the submission guidelines for further information as well as various examples of wording. Please revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.

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    Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

    This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct.

    Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results which could damage the trust in the journal, the professionalism of scientific authorship, and ultimately the entire scientific endeavour. Maintaining integrity of the research and its presentation is helped by following the rules of good scientific practice, which include*:

    • The manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal for simultaneous consideration.
    • The submitted work should be original and should not have been published elsewhere in any form or language (partially or in full), unless the new work concerns an expansion of previous work. (Please provide transparency on the re-use of material to avoid the concerns about text-recycling (‘self-plagiarism’).
    • A single study should not be split up into several parts to increase the quantity of submissions and submitted to various journals or to one journal over time (i.e. ‘salami-slicing/publishing’).
    • Concurrent or secondary publication is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. Examples include: translations or a manuscript that is intended for a different group of readers.
    • Results should be presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation (including image based manipulation). Authors should adhere to discipline-specific rules for acquiring, selecting and processing data.
    • No data, text, or theories by others are presented as if they were the author’s own (‘plagiarism’). Proper acknowledgements to other works must be given (this includes material that is closely copied (near verbatim), summarized and/or paraphrased), quotation marks (to indicate words taken from another source) are used for verbatim copying of material, and permissions secured for material that is copyrighted.

    Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.

    • Authors should make sure they have permissions for the use of software, questionnaires/(web) surveys and scales in their studies (if appropriate).
    • Research articles and non-research articles (e.g. Opinion, Review, and Commentary articles) must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. Excessive and inappropriate self-citation or coordinated efforts among several authors to collectively self-cite is strongly discouraged.
    • Authors should avoid untrue statements about an entity (who can be an individual person or a company) or descriptions of their behavior or actions that could potentially be seen as personal attacks or allegations about that person.
    • Research that may be misapplied to pose a threat to public health or national security should be clearly identified in the manuscript (e.g. dual use of research). Examples include creation of harmful consequences of biological agents or toxins, disruption of immunity of vaccines, unusual hazards in the use of chemicals, weaponization of research/technology (amongst others).
    • Authors are strongly advised to ensure the author group, the Corresponding Author, and the order of authors are all correct at submission. Adding and/or deleting authors during the revision stages is generally not permitted, but in some cases may be warranted. Reasons for changes in authorship should be explained in detail. Please note that changes to authorship cannot be made after acceptance of a manuscript.

    *All of the above are guidelines and authors need to make sure to respect third parties rights such as copyright and/or moral rights.

    Upon request authors should be prepared to send relevant documentation or data in order to verify the validity of the results presented. This could be in the form of raw data, samples, records, etc. Sensitive information in the form of confidential or proprietary data is excluded.

    If there is suspicion of misbehavior or alleged fraud the Journal and/or Publisher will carry out an investigation following COPE guidelines. If, after investigation, there are valid concerns, the author(s) concerned will be contacted under their given e-mail address and given an opportunity to address the issue. Depending on the situation, this may result in the Journal’s and/or Publisher’s implementation of the following measures, including, but not limited to:

    • If the manuscript is still under consideration, it may be rejected and returned to the author.
    • If the article has already been published online, depending on the nature and severity of the infraction:

      - an erratum/correction may be placed with the article

      - an expression of concern may be placed with the article

      - or in severe cases retraction of the article may occur.

    The reason will be given in the published erratum/correction, expression of concern or retraction note. Please note that retraction means that the article is maintained on the platform, watermarked “retracted” and the explanation for the retraction is provided in a note linked to the watermarked article.

    • The author’s institution may be informed
    • A notice of suspected transgression of ethical standards in the peer review system may be included as part of the author’s and article’s bibliographic record.

    Fundamental errors

    Authors have an obligation to correct mistakes once they discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article. The author(s) is/are requested to contact the journal and explain in what sense the error is impacting the article. A decision on how to correct the literature will depend on the nature of the error. This may be a correction or retraction. The retraction note should provide transparency which parts of the article are impacted by the error.

    Suggesting / excluding reviewers

    Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way. It is strongly recommended to suggest a mix of reviewers from different countries and different institutions. When suggesting reviewers, the Corresponding Author must provide an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer, or, if this is not possible to include other means of verifying the identity such as a link to a personal homepage, a link to the publication record or a researcher or author ID in the submission letter. Please note that the Journal may not use the suggestions, but suggestions are appreciated and may help facilitate the peer review process.

    Authorship principles

    These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to.

    Authorship clarified

    The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before the work is submitted.

    The Publisher does not prescribe the kinds of contributions that warrant authorship. It is recommended that authors adhere to the guidelines for authorship that are applicable in their specific research field. In absence of specific guidelines it is recommended to adhere to the following guidelines*:

    All authors whose names appear on the submission

    1) made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or the creation of new software used in the work;

    2) drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content;

    3) approved the version to be published; and

    4) agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    * Based on/adapted from:

    ICMJE, Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors,

    Transparency in authors’ contributions and responsibilities to promote integrity in scientific publication, McNutt at all, PNAS February 27, 2018

    Disclosures and declarations

    All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate).

    The decision whether such information should be included is not only dependent on the scope of the journal, but also the scope of the article. Work submitted for publication may have implications for public health or general welfare and in those cases it is the responsibility of all authors to include the appropriate disclosures and declarations.

    Data transparency

    All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards. Please note that journals may have individual policies on (sharing) research data in concordance with disciplinary norms and expectations.

    Role of the Corresponding Author

    One author is assigned as Corresponding Author and acts on behalf of all co-authors and ensures that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately addressed.

    The Corresponding Author is responsible for the following requirements:

    • ensuring that all listed authors have approved the manuscript before submission, including the names and order of authors;
    • managing all communication between the Journal and all co-authors, before and after publication;*
    • providing transparency on re-use of material and mention any unpublished material (for example manuscripts in press) included in the manuscript in a cover letter to the Editor;
    • making sure disclosures, declarations and transparency on data statements from all authors are included in the manuscript as appropriate (see above).

    * The requirement of managing all communication between the journal and all co-authors during submission and proofing may be delegated to a Contact or Submitting Author. In this case please make sure the Corresponding Author is clearly indicated in the manuscript.

    Author contributions

    In absence of specific instructions and in research fields where it is possible to describe discrete efforts, the Publisher recommends authors to include contribution statements in the work that specifies the contribution of every author in order to promote transparency. These contributions should be listed at the separate title page.

    Examples of such statement(s) are shown below:

    • Free text:

    All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by [full name], [full name] and [full name]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [full name] and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

    Example: CRediT taxonomy:

    • Conceptualization: [full name], …; Methodology: [full name], …; Formal analysis and investigation: [full name], …; Writing - original draft preparation: [full name, …]; Writing - review and editing: [full name], …; Funding acquisition: [full name], …; Resources: [full name], …; Supervision: [full name],….

    For review articles where discrete statements are less applicable a statement should be included who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work.

    For articles that are based primarily on the student’s dissertation or thesis, it is recommended that the student is usually listed as principal author:

    A Graduate Student’s Guide to Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order, APA Science Student Council 2006

    Affiliation

    The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses will not be updated or changed after publication of the article.

    Changes to authorship

    Authors are strongly advised to ensure the correct author group, the Corresponding Author, and the order of authors at submission. Changes of authorship by adding or deleting authors, and/or changes in Corresponding Author, and/or changes in the sequence of authors are not accepted after acceptance of a manuscript.

    • Please note that author names will be published exactly as they appear on the accepted submission!

    Please make sure that the names of all authors are present and correctly spelled, and that addresses and affiliations are current.

    Adding and/or deleting authors at revision stage are generally not permitted, but in some cases it may be warranted. Reasons for these changes in authorship should be explained. Approval of the change during revision is at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Please note that journals may have individual policies on adding and/or deleting authors during revision stage.

    Author identification

    Authors are recommended to use their ORCID ID when submitting an article for consideration or acquire an ORCID ID via the submission process.

    Deceased or incapacitated authors

    For cases in which a co-author dies or is incapacitated during the writing, submission, or peer-review process, and the co-authors feel it is appropriate to include the author, co-authors should obtain approval from a (legal) representative which could be a direct relative.

    Authorship issues or disputes

    In the case of an authorship dispute during peer review or after acceptance and publication, the Journal will not be in a position to investigate or adjudicate. Authors will be asked to resolve the dispute themselves. If they are unable the Journal reserves the right to withdraw a manuscript from the editorial process or in case of a published paper raise the issue with the authors’ institution(s) and abide by its guidelines.

    Confidentiality

    Authors should treat all communication with the Journal as confidential which includes correspondence with direct representatives from the Journal such as Editors-in-Chief and/or Handling Editors and reviewers’ reports unless explicit consent has been received to share information.

    Compliance with Ethical Standards

    To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals.

    Authors should include the following statements (if applicable) in a separate section entitled “Compliance with Ethical Standards” when submitting a paper:

    • Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
    • Research involving Human Participants and/or Animals
    • Informed consent

    Please note that standards could vary slightly per journal dependent on their peer review policies (i.e. single or double blind peer review) as well as per journal subject discipline. Before submitting your article check the instructions following this section carefully.

    The corresponding author should be prepared to collect documentation of compliance with ethical standards and send if requested during peer review or after publication.

    The Editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned guidelines. The author will be held responsible for false statements or failure to fulfill the above-mentioned guidelines.

    Competing Interests

    Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclosure of interests provides a complete and transparent process and helps readers form their own judgments of potential bias. This is not meant to imply that a financial relationship with an organization that sponsored the research or compensation received for consultancy work is inappropriate.

    Editorial Board Members and Editors are required to declare any competing interests and may be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists. In addition, they should exclude themselves from handling manuscripts in cases where there is a competing interest. This may include – but is not limited to – having previously published with one or more of the authors, and sharing the same institution as one or more of the authors. Where an Editor or Editorial Board Member is on the author list they must declare this in the competing interests section on the submitted manuscript. If they are an author or have any other competing interest regarding a specific manuscript, another Editor or member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to assume responsibility for overseeing peer review. These submissions are subject to the exact same review process as any other manuscript. Editorial Board Members are welcome to submit papers to the journal. These submissions are not given any priority over other manuscripts, and Editorial Board Member status has no bearing on editorial consideration.

    Interests that should be considered and disclosed but are not limited to the following:

    Funding: Research grants from funding agencies (please give the research funder and the grant number) and/or research support (including salaries, equipment, supplies, reimbursement for attending symposia, and other expenses) by organizations that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript.

    Employment: Recent (while engaged in the research project), present or anticipated employment by any organization that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript. This includes multiple affiliations (if applicable).

    Financial interests: Stocks or shares in companies (including holdings of spouse and/or children) that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript; consultation fees or other forms of remuneration from organizations that may gain or lose financially; patents or patent applications whose value may be affected by publication of this manuscript.

    It is difficult to specify a threshold at which a financial interest becomes significant, any such figure is necessarily arbitrary, so one possible practical guideline is the following: "Any undeclared financial interest that could embarrass the author were it to become publicly known after the work was published."

    Non-financial interests: In addition, authors are requested to disclose interests that go beyond financial interests that could impart bias on the work submitted for publication such as professional interests, personal relationships or personal beliefs (amongst others). Examples include, but are not limited to: position on editorial board, advisory board or board of directors or other type of management relationships; writing and/or consulting for educational purposes; expert witness; mentoring relations; and so forth.

    Primary research articles require a disclosure statement. Review articles present an expert synthesis of evidence and may be treated as an authoritative work on a subject. Review articles therefore require a disclosure statement.Other article types such as editorials, book reviews, comments (amongst others) may, dependent on their content, require a disclosure statement. If you are unclear whether your article type requires a disclosure statement, please contact the Editor-in-Chief.

    Please note that, in addition to the above requirements, funding information (given that funding is a potential competing interest (as mentioned above)) needs to be disclosed upon submission of the manuscript in the peer review system. This information will automatically be added to the Record of CrossMark, however it is not added to the manuscript itself. Under ‘summary of requirements’ (see below) funding information should be included in the ‘Declarations’ section.

    Summary of requirements

    The above should be summarized in a statement and placed in a ‘Declarations’ section before the reference list under a heading of ‘Funding’ and/or ‘Competing interests’. Other declarations include Ethics approval, Consent, Data, Material and/or Code availability and Authors’ contribution statements.

    Please see the various examples of wording below and revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.

    When all authors have the same (or no) conflicts and/or funding it is sufficient to use one blanket statement.

    Examples of statements to be used when funding has been received:

    • Partial financial support was received from [...]
    • The research leading to these results received funding from […] under Grant Agreement No[…].
    • This study was funded by […]
    • This work was supported by […] (Grant numbers […] and […]

    Examples of statements to be used when there is no funding:

    • The authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work.
    • No funding was received to assist with the preparation of this manuscript.
    • No funding was received for conducting this study.
    • No funds, grants, or other support was received.

    Examples of statements to be used when there are interests to declare:

    • Financial interests: Author A has received research support from Company A. Author B has received a speaker honorarium from Company Wand owns stock in Company X. Author C is consultant to company Y.

      Non-financial interests: Author C is an unpaid member of committee Z.

    • Financial interests: The authors declare they have no financial interests.

      Non-financial interests: Author A is on the board of directors of Y and receives no compensation as member of the board of directors.

    • Financial interests: Author A received a speaking fee from Y for Z. Author B receives a salary from association X. X where s/he is the Executive Director.

      Non-financial interests: none.

    • Financial interests: Author A and B declare they have no financial interests. Author C has received speaker and consultant honoraria from Company M and Company N. Dr. C has received speaker honorarium and research funding from Company M and Company O. Author D has received travel support from Company O.

      Non-financial interests: Author D has served on advisory boards for Company M, Company N and Company O.

    Examples of statements to be used when authors have nothing to declare:

    • The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
    • The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
    • All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
    • The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article.

    Authors are responsible for correctness of the statements provided in the manuscript. See also Authorship Principles. The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to reject submissions that do not meet the guidelines described in this section.

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