Researcher guidance
Use these guides to organize your publication decisions and check primary sources. Journal and institutional requirements should be verified directly before submission.
Check the journal’s exact title and ISSN in Clarivate’s Master Journal List and inspect the collection information relevant to your requirement. Record the check date and investigate discrepancies before submitting.
Read more →SSCI, SCIE and ESCI refer to different Web of Science Core Collection indexes. Authors should verify the exact collection and their institution’s criteria instead of treating the names as interchangeable.
Read more →Use this checklist to organize journal identity checks, manuscript files, ethical declarations and final author approvals. The target journal’s current instructions take priority; this checklist does not predict acceptance.
Read more →Responsible manuscript support improves presentation without fabricating findings, concealing copied material or misrepresenting authorship. Authors retain responsibility for their research and declarations.
Read more →Open access concerns how research can be accessed and reused under applicable terms. Authors should check the journal’s publication model, licence, costs and funder rules before choosing a route.
Read more →An ORCID iD is a persistent researcher identifier intended to help distinguish researchers and connect their contributions. An identifier does not certify research quality, journal coverage or a service provider’s expertise.
Read more →Data-availability requirements depend on the journal, study, funder and applicable restrictions. Authors should explain access conditions accurately and avoid promising access that consent or confidentiality obligations prohibit.
Read more →A constructive peer review separates major scientific concerns from presentation issues and gives clear reasons for recommendations. Reviewers should follow the journal’s instructions and confidentiality requirements.
Read more →Choose a reporting guideline appropriate to the study type and the target journal’s requirements. A completed checklist helps organize reporting but does not by itself validate the study.
Read more →Your next step
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