Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
• The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining or bold. All tables and figures are placed within the text at the appropriate reference points, rather than at the end of the article. All tables and figures must be numbered. All images used are in Tiff image file format at a 300 dpi resolution or higher. All images and figures are sent in a separate folder; the author(s) should indicate the place in text where a certain image or figure should be inserted.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.