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Submission Preparation Checklist
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- 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 a Microsoft Word document.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses 12-point Times New Roman 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, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
- Authors are required to make sure submitted content does not infringe 3rd party copyright. More information from the Intellectual Property Office here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
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