Announcements

Submissions open for 2026

09-02-2026

Dear Authors, we are happy to announce that we are now accepting new submissions for the year. Please feel free to make your submissions under the Submissions portal, or by going to "about" and then "submissions". Please note that there are two important changes to our style guide for this year.

The first is that we will require web-links or URLs to be active (in the past, the link was removed).

The second is that we will require that all sources for which a DOI (digital object identifier) is available include such a DOI as an active link in your sources (footnotes and bibliography). Since this is a very new aspect to our style requirements, during February, you are welcome to submit without including the DOIs, but if the article passes the peer review process, you will need to update your sources. After February, all articles must be submitted with DOIs (where available).

Regards

Prof Wian Erlank
Editor-in-Chief

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