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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.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all captions for illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • In case the submitted figures do not meet the requirements, authors must declare of having the required high quality images that they submit upon submission at the latest.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Copyright Notice

You can choose from different publishing models in the "3. Enter Metadata" section. This is a mandatory step.
If the publishing model is not chosen properly, your current submission will be declined, and you will be asked to resubmit it, choosing a different publishing model.

1. EISZ sponsored Open Access (only for authors affiliated to EISZ member institutions) - free of charge for authors
This can only be chosen for authors affiliated to a EISZ member institutions.
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Please bear in mind that in case an EISZ member institution is chosen, your eligibility will first be checked and approved/declined by the EISZ administrator(s) of said institution.

2. Open Access covered by the Article Processing Charge (APC) paid by the author
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Please note that production of your manuscript can only commence if your manuscript is accepted for publication and the corresponding APC has been paid.

3. Subscription-based publishing (Statement on publishing and usage license with Green Open Access extension) - free of charge
The hybrid journals of AK still publish papers that are only accessible to the (online) subscribers; or readers can purchase access to individual articles. There is no fee for the authors of such papers.

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