- Create your account in Manuscript Central (if you don’t have one). Once the account is created, log in using your Manuscript Central credentials or ORCID iD credentials.
- Print the “Authors’ agreement” form, sign by hand, and scan or photo it.
- Check your paper against our requirements.
- Create a new submission in Manuscript Central, and:
- Upload the following files:
- The research paper (in PDF format) – set “File Designation” as “Main document“,
- The authors’ agreement (photo/scan as PDF, JPG, GIF etc.) – set “File Designation” as “Supplemental files NOT for review (eg. LaTeX sources…)“,
- The rejoinder (if you submit reviewed version of the paper) – set “File Designation” as “Supplemental files for review“.
- Add the same keywords as in the submitted paper.
- Before submitting the paper, please revise the Proof to confirm that:
- all uploaded files are correctly included,
- images, charts and plots are legible.
- Upload the following files: