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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Please visit the Guidelines for Authors for the details and follow the Submission Template of the journal.

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 (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The publication has been approved or has permission by all co-authors
  • The submission file is in Word document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

Guidelines for AI Use

The CLSU IJEDS recognizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an assisting tool that can be used for research. In light of this scholarly pursuit, the journals suggest following Elsevier's guidelines for the responsible and ethical use of AI in journals.

For Authors

Authors are required to disclose any use of AI tools in manuscript preparation within the declaration upon submission to the journal. The ethical use of AI tools dictates that they should enhance, not replace, human intellect. Furthermore, AI tools cannot be listed as authors; authorship is reserved for individuals who have made significant intellectual contributions.

Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies may be used in scientific writing only to enhance readability and language. However, the use of generative AI and AI-assisted tools to create or alter images in submitted manuscripts, including enhancing, obscuring, moving, removing, or introducing features, is prohibited.

For Reviewers

Reviewers must treat manuscripts as confidential documents and are prohibited from uploading them, in whole or in part, into generative AI tools. This is crucial for protecting author confidentiality, proprietary rights, and data privacy.  More broadly, reviewers must not use AI tools to generate reviews, as this breaches peer review confidentiality.  Reviewers should consider the adequacy of AI tool disclosure and the impact of AI-generated content on the work's integrity.  Ultimately, manuscript evaluations should be based on merit, originality, and clarity, and criteria set by the journal, regardless of AI use.

For Editors

Editors must maintain strict manuscript confidentiality. Uploading manuscripts or any part thereof into generative AI tools is prohibited, as this may violate author confidentiality, proprietary rights, and data privacy. This confidentiality extends to all manuscript-related communications, including decision letters. Editors must not use AI tools to assist in manuscript evaluation or decision-making, as these processes require human judgment. AI may produce incorrect, incomplete, or biased conclusions. Editors are responsible and accountable for the entire editorial process.

Reference: https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/generative-ai-policies-for-journals

Copyright Notice

Publishing to this journal, the author/s agrees to subject the published articles to the Creative Commons (CC) license. CLSU IJEDS starts to publish using the CC-licensed research in Volume 2. The CC license is an open-access publication, promoting access and re-use of scientific and academic research. 

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