Submit a Manuscript

Before you start. Read the Author Guidelines and Manuscript Preparation guidance, and have your files ready, along with the names, email addresses and affiliations of all authors. The form cannot be saved partway through. Fields marked * are required.

Submission is free. If your manuscript is accepted, an Article Publishing Charge of US$400 is payable before publication. See Publishing Fees.

Submitting a revision? Use the link in your decision email.

1. Manuscript

Title

Abstract

Most abstracts are approximately 150–300 words.

0 words

Keywords

4–8 keywords, separated by semicolons.

2. Authors

List every author in the order they should appear in the published article.

Author 1

Full name

Email address

Institution / school

Leave blank for independent researchers.

Country / region

ORCID iD

Optional, for example 0000-0002-1825-0097.

This is the corresponding author

3. Disclosures

Funding statement

For example: “This research received no external funding.”

Conflict-of-interest statement

For example: “The authors declare no conflicts of interest.”

Does the research involve human participants, identifiable human data, or animals?

See Publication Ethics.

Yes No

Did you use generative AI beyond routine spelling, grammar or formatting assistance?

See the AI Policy.

Yes No

Data availability statement

Expected for empirical articles. See suggested wording.

Preprint

If the manuscript has been posted as a preprint, give the server and link.

4. Files

Each file may be up to 50 MB, and all files together up to 150 MB.

Blinded manuscript

Word (.docx) preferred; LaTeX (.tex, or .zip with figures) is accepted. Remove all author names and affiliations from this file. Accepted: .docx, .doc, .odt, .tex, .zip, .pdf.

Title page

Title, all authors with affiliations, corresponding-author email, ORCID iDs where available, funding and conflict-of-interest statements. Accepted: .docx, .doc, .odt, .pdf, .tex.

Figures

Optional, if figures are not embedded in the manuscript file. Up to 30 files. Accepted: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .eps, .svg, .pdf.

Supplementary files

Optional: data, code, appendices or other material for reviewers. Up to 10 files. Accepted: .pdf, .docx, .doc, .xlsx, .xls, .csv, .txt, .zip, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .mp4, .r, .py, .ipynb.

Ethics documentation

Optional: approval letter, exemption determination or consent forms, if available. Up to 5 files. Accepted: .pdf, .docx, .doc, .png, .jpg, .jpeg.

Cover letter

Optional. Accepted: .docx, .doc, .odt, .pdf, .txt.

5. Comments to the editor

Comments to the editor

Optional. Anything the editorial office should know, such as a related submission or a request concerning reviewers.

6. Expedited Processing

I request Expedited Processing (optional, US$200). The editorial office will send the corresponding author a secure payment link.

Expedited Processing gives the manuscript priority at each administrative stage. It does not change review standards or guarantee acceptance or any date. See Publishing Fees.

7. Declarations

By submitting, the corresponding author confirms on behalf of all authors that: The manuscript is original, has not been formally published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by another journal. All listed authors have made appropriate contributions to the work and have approved this submission. All citations and references have been checked and correspond to sources the authors have actually consulted. Any required research ethics approval, consent or assent has been obtained and is described in the manuscript. Any substantive use of generative AI is disclosed in this form and in the manuscript, in line with the JRISA AI Policy. The blinded manuscript file contains no author names, affiliations or other identifying information. I understand that there is no fee to submit, and that if the manuscript is accepted, an Article Publishing Charge of US$400 is payable before final publication.

Submit a Manuscript

1. Manuscript

2. Authors

3. Disclosures

4. Files

5. Comments to the editor

6. Expedited Processing

7. Declarations

Submission received