Submission Guidelines

Recommended structure

Title: Specific and descriptive rather than broad or sensational.

Abstract: About 100–250 words explaining the question, evidence, method and main conclusion.

Main text: Use meaningful headings. State the question and distinguish evidence from interpretation.

References: Provide enough bibliographic information for another reader to locate your sources.

Images: Supply captions, provenance and permission information where applicable.

Submission checklist

Before sending your work, check that factual claims are sourced, quotations are clearly marked, images are credited, and conclusions do not go further than the evidence allows.

Experimental work should describe the materials and method well enough for an informed reader to understand what was actually done. Negative results and failed attempts are useful and should not be removed simply because they are inconvenient.

What happens next?

Submissions are first checked for completeness and relevance. The editor may then accept the work for review, request revisions or decline the submission. Accepted material can still be edited for clarity, structure and consistency, with substantive changes discussed with the author where appropriate.