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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

 

1. Basic Manuscript Information & Formatting

Title page: Full names of all authors (in Chinese and English), affiliations (including subdepartments, in Chinese and English), valid e-mail addresses, corresponding author designation, and funding grant numbers (if any).

Full text: Strictly conforms to the journal’s style guide (font, size, spacing, paragraphing, heading hierarchy, figure/table numbering and placement).

Figures & tables: Each illustration and table uploaded as a separate file, with resolution meeting publication standards (typically ≥300 dpi) and clear captions/headings. All figures and tables should indicate their sources.

Length control: Regular articles should be 5 000–8 000 words (including figures, tables and references), and this word count also includes English characters.

Confidentiality clearance: If the work involves proprietary or classified data, a clearance certificate from the author’s institution must be obtained and submitted together with the manuscript.

2. Declarations & Compliance

AI usage statement: If generative AI tools were used for writing or data processing, their specific roles must be disclosed in the manuscript.

Conflict of interest: All authors must declare any financial or non-financial relationships that could compromise objectivity; if none, a statement of “no conflict” is required.

Data availability: Indicate whether and how the underlying data can be accessed (e.g., repository link, contact with corresponding author).

References: All citations formatted per journal requirements, preferably with DOI links for enhanced traceability.

Copyright agreement pre-signature: The corresponding author pre-acknowledges the copyright transfer in the submission system (formal signing follows after acceptance).

3. Structural & Content Completeness

Essential sections included: The manuscript contains title, abstract , 3–6 keywords, introduction , main body , conclusions , and references (including English title, abstract, and keywords).

4. Submission Operation & Follow-up Procedures

System submission: Upload all files, including the Word document of the manuscript, via the journal’s official online submission system (or via the e-mail address listed on the copyright page, with subject line “Submission + Column + Title” if system issues occur).

Review timeline: The entire process (initial screening, peer review, final decision) normally takes 1–3 months; please monitor the system and your e-mail for editorial notifications.

Revisions: If revisions are requested, respond point-by-point and resubmit within the given deadline; late returns may jeopardise acceptance.

Post-acceptance: Sign the formal copyright agreement and return the proofread galley within 48 hours of receipt.

Publication: Accepted papers will be published online first within 2 weeks; the printed version will follow in due volume/issue.

5. Academic Integrity & Prohibition of Multiple Submission

Originality: The work is original and has not been previously published in full in any formal journal (preprint servers such as arXiv are exempt); it contains no plagiarism, fabrication, or falsification.

Single submission: This manuscript is not under consideration by any other journal. If such multiple submission is detected during review, the editorial office reserves the right to reject or retract the paper, notify the authors’ institutions, and bar submissions from the same authors for three years.

Author consensus: All authors have read and approved the final version, and their institutions have agreed to publication; the authorship order and affiliations are accurate.

Copyright restriction: Upon acceptance, authors will sign a copyright transfer agreement. Without the publisher’s written permission, the same or substantially similar content may not be republished elsewhere or compiled in any form.

 

Final note: This checklist is a practical aid for authors to verify all requirements before submission, ensuring compliance, completeness and quality. For any omissions, please refer to the latest announcements on the journal’s official website.

Copyright Notice

This journal is an Open Access journal. The authors of the papers retain the copyright to their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. All articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Copyright holders permit others to reproduce, distribute, exhibit, perform, screen, broadcast, or communicate their published articles to the public through information networks, provided that the original authorship is properly attributed and that such activities are strictly for non-commercial purposes.

 

All authors are required to sign the Copyright Transfer Agreement of this journal. In accordance with the agreement, authors transfer the copyright of their papers (including but not limited to reproduction rights, distribution rights, information network dissemination rights, performance rights, translation rights, compilation rights, and adaptation rights) to the editorial department of this journal. Upon publication, the copyright of the papers shall vest in the editorial department. The editorial department shall have the right to publish and utilize the papers in various forms, including but not limited to:

1. Publishing the papers in electronic, multimedia, online, or other formats;

2. Licensing the above rights to third parties, permitting domestic and international literature retrieval systems, database systems, etc., to retrieve and collect the paper data, and allowing them to publish the papers in various media. This journal will not seek further authorization from the authors when submitting to domestic and international databases and retrieval agencies (including print, CD-ROM, and online versions).

 

After the paper is published in this journal, the authors have the right to continue using the paper in the following circumstances:

1. Reproducing, disseminating, and using the paper in accordance with this journal's open access license (CC BY-NC 4.0) (e.g., for non-commercial academic conferences, academic presentations, etc.);

2. Applying for patents;

3. Using the paper for other activities permitted and authorized by the editorial department.

 

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