Submissions

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 Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) or RTF format.
• Where available, DOI or URLs for all references have been provided.
• The manuscript is formatted using 12-point font, single-spaced, and uses italics instead of underlining (except for URLs).
• All figures, tables, and illustrations are placed within the text at appropriate points, not at the end of the manuscript.
• The manuscript follows the Author Guidelines of JDCMS, including citation style and reference format.
• For peer-reviewed sections, the manuscript has been prepared in accordance with the blind review policy, with all author-identifying information removed.