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 (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF 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 illustrations and figures are sent as separate files and their place in the text is clearly marked.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Author instructions
The journal accepts papers in English or German with a mandatory abstract in both languages with corresponding keywords. The manuscript should not exceed 10,000 words and should start with manuscript title, followed by abstracts, the body text and a list of references. All manuscripts should have a clear structure, whether using section headings and subheadings or some other means of distinction. If headings and subheadings are used, they should be marked clearly and consistently. Details about the author(s) should be omitted from the manuscript so it is review ready; author details should be filled in on the separate online form. Author details must include:
Full name(s) and surname(s) of all author(s);
Affiliations and email addresses of all authors. The author that submits a manuscript is considered as a corresponding author, unless is it explicitly stated otherwise;
Orcid IDs for all authors.
Submission procedure
All manuscripts should be submitted via the official journal online submission portal. All submitted manuscripts will first undergo internal evaluation by the editorial board in order to judge their suitability for the journal and compliance with Author instructions (below). If the initial decision of the editorial board is positive, the manuscript is sent for external review. The journal aims to follow a double-blind peer review procedure. The estimated time for the initial decision is approximately two weeks, with two months for the external review if the manuscript gains initial acceptance.
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
