Submit an article

Not sure? Choose the closest one - the editors will advise. Read more about the peer review process.

Publishing starts with a short proposal. If it fits the journal, our editors will invite your full manuscript. Please read the Authorship Guidelines and Submission Policy first. The key points:

Every article

• Original: not published, and not under review, anywhere else. All submissions are checked for plagiarism.
• Clear: written in plain English for a global audience. There is no word limit.
• Referenced: every source cited in APA style, with links where possible.
• Images: your own, or used with permission - each with a caption.
• Transparent: all funding and any conflict of interest declared, including ties to products you discuss.

Peer-reviewed articles also need these sections

1. Abstract
2. Background / Introduction
3. Methods
4. Results
5. Conclusion and significance
6. References

Research involving people or animals needs ethics approval where required.

Open access

Published articles are free for everyone to read and share, under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence (or CC BY 4.0 when the authors' funder requires it).

After sending you will see a reference number, and we will email you a copy.