MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Include the following with your submission:
REQUIRED ELEMENTS
Editable files of manuscript, figures, and tables (Microsoft Word or TeX file for text; see Author
Graphics Guide for acceptable figure file types); if submitting in TeX, include bib file and all other
associated files
Title Page: full article title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s) including email address(es) and, if
available, ORCID numbers, Corresponding Author contact information
Keywords: as many as 6
Abstract: 150 words maximum
Headings: clearly formatted throughout text
Figures: submit each with its own caption clearly labeled; separate file for each figure, do not
integrate within text. Send editable, high-resolution or vector files. See Author Graphics Guide for
more details. In addition to individual figure files, provide a PDF file containing all figures. Obtain
any necessary permissions for use. If you need assistance in paying any incidental fees, please contact
your Production Editor
Tables: either all at end of article, following Literature Cited, or submitted together in a separate
editable file
Literature Cited: See correspondence from your Production Editor for the maximum number of
references permitted; references should be formatted per journal specifications (see sections of this
handbook, below, for details)
PDF file of final manuscript, including all figures, tables, references, and optional elements (listed
below), in addition to the editable files
OPTIONAL ELEMENTS
Terms and Definitions list: provide definitions for as many as 20 of the most important abbreviations
or key terms, limited to 20 words maximum; insert below Literature Cited section
Summary Points list: highlight the central points of your review (as many as 8), in complete
sentences; insert above Acknowledgments and/or Literature Cited section
Future Issues list: note where research may be headed (as many as 8), in complete sentences; insert
above Acknowledgments and/or Literature Cited section
Reference Annotations: brief (15 words maximum) explanation of citations’ importance (as many as
10); insert below Literature Cited section
Related Resources list: up to 10 references, not listed in Literature Cited, to materials (websites,
books, videos) that may be of interest to readers; insert below Literature Cited section
Sidebar (50 words minimum, 200 words maximum) briefly discussing a fascinating adjacent topic;
insert below Literature Cited section, but be sure to call out the sidebar in text; it will be typeset near
the section containing the callout