Submissions

Author Guidelines

Review-to-Publish

JEMDS has implemented a new policy called "Review-to-Publish". This policy requires authors to participate in the review process for other papers. By submitting a paper to JEMDS, the authors must support their peer authors with at least two reviews.

We understand that reviewing articles requires a significant investment of time and effort. Therefore, as a token of our gratitude, for your precious contribution, we offer a letter of acknowledgment and certificate for each completed review. We would like to encourage you to include your affiliation with JEMDS in your professional portfolio or curriculum vitae.

Scientific Writing

• Authors are therefore requested to submit the following:
  • A blinded manuscript with at least 3000 words that does not include the names or affiliations of the authors either in the text or on the title page. In the article text, self-identifying citations and references should be avoided.
  • A separate title page with the title, the names of all authors, their affiliations, and their contact details. This page needs to contain any acknowledgments, disclosures, or funding details.
• The work described has never been published before, is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere, and has received the implicit or explicit approval of all co-authors and responsible authorities at the institute where the work was conducted. Should there be any demands for compensation, the publisher shall not be liable.
• Furthermore, Authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process;
• The authors confirm that they wrote the manuscript without AI software for text production, and manuscripts that use such tools will be rejected.
• If it turns out that a manuscript has significant issues with its scientific content or that our publishing guidelines have been broken, the Team reserve the right to reject it even after it has been accepted.

Permissions

When submitting their papers, authors who desire to include images, tables, or text passages that have already been published somewhere else must first get permission from the copyright owner(s) and provide proof of such authorization.

Submission

The provision of all relevant editable source files by authors is required. If specific source files are not submitted, the review and production processes can be delayed needlessly.

Submission Format

Authors must follow the required files and format stated below:

Title Page

Please use this template title page to provide the following information.

The title page should include:

• The name(s) of the author(s)
• A concise and informative title
• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
• A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
• If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)

For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated, the team will only capture their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address, unless specifically requested.

Abstract

Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes.

Declarations

All manuscripts must contain the following sections under the heading 'Declarations'.

If any of the sections are not relevant to your manuscript, please include the heading and write 'Not applicable' for that section.

• Funding (information that explains whether and by whom the research was supported)
• Conflicts of interest/Competing interests (include appropriate disclosures)
• Ethics approval (include appropriate approvals or waivers)
• Availability of data and material (data transparency)
• Consent to participate (include appropriate statements)
• Authors' contributions (optional: please review the submission guidelines from the Journal whether statements are mandatory)
• Consent for publication (include appropriate statements)
• Code availability (software application or custom code)

Manuscript

Text Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word and following the IMRaD (Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion) Format. You can download the suggested IMRad Template here.

• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.
• Use italics for emphasis.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
• Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

After Acceptance

Upon acceptance of the article, the author will receive an email where they can download the Copyright Forms and whether they wish to order offprints.

Once the Copyright Forms and Offprints order has been received, your article will be processed and you will receive the proof.

Article Processing Charges

Authors pay a one-time 50USD Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the costs of peer review administration and management, professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, and dissemination of published papers in various venues addition to other publishing functions.

Authorship principles

These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to.

Authorship

The Journal and Publisher imply that all authors approved of the paper's substance, provided their explicit approval to its submission, and gained permission from the appropriate individuals at the institute or organization where the research was conducted before the work was submitted.

Authorship is not required for all contributions, according to the Publisher. It is advised that authors follow the authorship standards that apply to their particular field of study. In the lack of explicit recommendations, it is advised to follow these rules:

All authors whose names appear on the submission

• made significant contributions to the work's conception or design, the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, the creation of new software used in the work, or any of these;
• drafted the piece of work or critically reviewed it for significant intellectual content;
• authorized the published version; and
• agree to accept responsibility for all facets of the work in order to guarantee that any concerns about the accuracy or integrity of any component of the work are duly examined and addressed.

Disclosures and declarations

All authors are asked to provide information on funding sources, financial and non-financial interests, study-specific ethics committee permission for research involving people and/or animals, informed consent if participants were human, and an animal welfare statement if participants were animals (as appropriate).

The article's scope as well as the Journal's scope have a role in determining whether such material should be published. All authors are responsible for including the proper disclosures and statements when submitting work for publication that may have an impact on the public health or general welfare.

Data transparency

It is required of all authors to ensure that all data, materials, software, and custom code support their published claims and adhere to industry standards.

Corresponding Author

As the designated Corresponding Author, he/she speaks and acts on behalf of the other co-authors to ensure that concerns about the correctness or reliability of any aspect of the work are properly handled.

The Corresponding Author is responsible for the following requirements:

• confirming that the manuscript's submission has been approved by all stated authors, including the names and order of authors;
• coordinating all pre- and post-publication correspondence between the Journal and each co-author;
• ensuring that the appropriate disclosures, declarations, and data openness statements from each author are included in the paper.

A Contact or Submitting Author may be given the responsibility of handling all correspondence between the Journal and all co-authors during submission and proofing. In this situation, please make sure the manuscript clearly identifies the Corresponding Author..

Affiliation

The institution where the majority of each author's work was completed should be listed as their principal affiliation. The author's current address may also be mentioned if they have since moved. Addresses won't be modified or updated once the article is published.

Changes to authorship

It is strongly encouraged for authors to double-check the correct author group, the Corresponding Author, and the author order before submitting their work. After a paper has been accepted, modifications to the authorship by adding or removing authors, changing the corresponding author, changing the order of the authors, etc. are not allowed.

Deceased or incapacitated authors

If the co-authors feel it is appropriate to include the author after the co-author passes away or becomes incapacitated during the writing, submission, or peer-review process, they should get permission from a (legal) representative, who could be a close relative.

Authorship issues or disputes

Unless express permission has been granted to share information, authors should treat all correspondence with the Journal as confidential, including communications with the Editor-in-Chief, Editors, and reviewers' reports.

Confidentiality

Unless express permission has been granted to share information, authors should treat all correspondence with the Journal as confidential, including communications with the Editor-in-Chief, Editors, and reviewers' reports.

Article Processing Charges

Authors pay a one-time 50USD Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the costs of peer review administration and management, professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, and dissemination of published papers in various venues addition to other publishing functions.

Copyright transfer

Authors will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the Publisher by signing the copyright form. This will ensure the broadest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.

Journal Reprint

Journal Reprint can be ordered by means of a printing order form supplied with the proofs with a 10USD charge.

Proof reading

The proof's objective is to examine the text, tables, and figures for completeness and accuracy as well as any typesetting or conversion mistakes. Significant material modifications, such as new findings, corrected values, title changes, and author changes, are not permitted without the Editor's consent.