Submissions

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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 (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, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Publish with GS Publishing

Thinking about submitting your latest original research or review article to a GS Publishing journal? Join our community of authors and benefit from:

 

  • An easy-to-use manuscript submission system, without manuscript formatting requirements.
  • Dedicated editors who are active in their specific communities.
  • High editorial standards, ensuring all published manuscripts undergo an in-depth peer review process.
  • Quick, efficient publication with full transparency on all publishing metrics and turnaround times.
  • Greater impact, reach, and visibility of your research through open access.
  • Retention of all ownership and copyright of your published research.
  • Discount on a wide range of author services, to help make your manuscript the best it can be.

 

Peer review

The resources below provide information on our journals’ editorial processes and describe the peer review process that takes place between submission and publication, along with our screening processes and details on the article types we consider. Click here to get more information.

 

Payment and funding

Open access publishers like GS Publishing do not generate revenue from selling subscriptions. Instead, we make all articles we publish freely available online. Here you can find resources that provide details on our article processing charges (APCs) and an explanation of what these encompass, as well as information on our waiver policies.

 

Publishing policy

Guidance on our ethical standards for publication, information on our policies regarding research data and reporting guidelines, and details on the distribution and dissemination of research we publish can be found in the resources below.

Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their work and ideas. Click here for details.

 

Reporting guidelines

To ensure that articles published in GS Publishing journals have high standards of transparency and reproducibility, we strongly encourage authors to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting their articles. We also support our editors and reviewers in the use of these guidelines to aid their assessment of articles during the review process.

        What are reporting guidelines

Reporting guidelines outline the information needed in an article about research using a particular study design, as defined by experts in the field. They are structured tools that usually include a checklist to be completed by the authors, along with other documents such as flowcharts. Reporting guidelines aim to ensure that articles can be:

 

  • Understood by a researcher
  • Replicated by a researcher
  • Included in a systematic review
  • Which reporting guideline should I use

We endorse the EQUATOR Network and FAIRsharing, which list clinical and general science guidelines, respectively. For the most common study designs, we recommend the following:

  • CONSORT for randomized controlled trials
  • TREND for non-randomized trials
  • PRISMA for systematic review and meta-analyses
  • STROBE for observational studies
  • STREGA for genetic association studies
  • SRQR for qualitative studies
  • STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies

 

Original Research Article

Original Research Article is the most common type of journal manuscript. The Original Research Article’s format is suitable for many different fields and different types of studies. It includes four sections: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Structured abstract needed.

Review

Review Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a certain topic, and a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. They are often written by leaders in a particular discipline after invitation from the editors of a journal. Introduction and Conclusion sections are required, and the section titles of its middle part can be decided by the author according to the content of the article. Unstructured abstract needed.
Meta-analysis and Systematic reviews are also welcomed.

Copyright Notice

Copyright and License

Authors contributing to this journal agree to publish their articles under the CC BY-NC 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0) International License, allowing third parties to share their work (copy, distribute, transmit) and to adapt it, under the condition that the authors are given credit, that the work is not used for commercial purposes, and that in the event of reuse or distribution, the terms of this license are made clear. With this license, the authors hold the copyright without restrictions and are allowed to retain publishing rights without restrictions as long as this journal is the original publisher of the articles

GS Publishing is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and aims to adhere to its guidelines and core practices.

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