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Research Articles

  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, literature review/theory/framework, research methods, description of the study, results, discussion, conclusion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate).
  • Should be no more than 12000 words. This word limit includes all elements of the article.
  • Should be no more than 50 pages, inclusive of:
    • Abstract
    • Tables
    • References
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
  • An extensive piece of work, which presents original research supported by a substantial amount of data.

For Research Articles involving human participants, authors must include a description of all necessary ethics approvals, including the name of the ethics committee, its respective institution, and the approval number given. Additionally, all research subjects must have provided appropriate informed consent and details on how this was obtained must be detailed in the manuscript. If requirement for consent was waived by the ethics committee this should be explained in the manuscript.

Review Articles

  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate).
  • Should be no more than 15000 words. This word limit includes all elements of the article.
  • Should be no more than 50 pages, inclusive of:
    • Abstract
    • Tables
    • References
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
  • A survey of the literature on a particular topic, which summarises past research, outlines recent advances and evaluates the body of knowledge. Reviews are incredibly useful for researchers –providing an introduction to a topic and stimulating ideas on new areas to explore.

Book Revievs

  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page including full details of the book under review; abstract; keywords; main text.
  • Should be no more than 3500 words. This word limit includes all elements of the article.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.