Publication guidelines: editorial efficiency or professional despair?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3145/thinkepi.2021.e15e05Keywords:
Publication guidelines, Scientific publication, Scientific journals, Editorial qualityAbstract
Author publication guidelines (APG) are created by scientific journals to instruct authors when submitting manuscripts for publication. These documents include formal elements that articles must comply with for submission (e.g., format of references, document layout, word limit, and structure), as well as ethical aspects related to the scientific research or journal editorial policies. Despite the importance of these documents for research management, their clarity and quality vary among journals, causing frustration for research staff and financial expense for publishers. The objective of this study is to propose generic recommendations for publication guidelines and to classify the informative elements to be included in these documents.
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