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 text is double spaced; 12 point font size, with normal margins and 0 pt. leading and trailing spacing; italics are used instead of underlining (except in URL addresses); all illustrations, figures and tables are placed in the appropriate places within the text instead of at the end.
• The text adheres to the Section Policies and respects the editorial guidelines of this journal.
• Visual resources, in addition to being included in the article, should be sent as complementary files (JGP or PNG), with a resolution of no less than 300 DPI and 600 pixels wide, so that the image quality can be preserved.
• This article has not been published (in whole or in part) or submitted for consideration by any other journal.
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect format.
• Whenever possible, URLs and doi are provided for online references.
• The text adheres to Section Policies and respects the editorial guidelines of this journal.
• In another Word document, the author's full name, official identification, nationality, e-mail, academic degree, and institutional affiliation are attached.
• The publication permit, and the Declaration of Originality are also attached.
• Instructions to ensure anonymous peer review have been followed.