Erudexa Publishing

1. Scope & article types

Erudexa accepts manuscripts across the disciplinary scopes of its individual journals. At the publisher level, we accept the following standard article types:

1. Original Research Article
2. Review Article
3. Short Communication / Technical Note
4. Case Report
5. Editorial / Commentary / Perspective
6. Methodology / Data Paper

If a journal under Erudexa imposes additional scope limits (e.g., only social sciences), that appears on the journal’s card. Otherwise, use these publisher-level categories.

2. Before you write — ethical & reporting requirements

• Ethical approvals: Research involving humans, identifiable data, or animals must state approval from an appropriate ethics committee and include approval number. Clinical trials must include trial registry and registration number.
• Informed consent: For human participants and identifiable data/images, include written consent and confirm in the manuscript.
• Reporting guidelines: Use relevant checklists (e.g., CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE, ARRIVE) and upload completed checklists with submission.
• Plagiarism & originality: Submissions must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions are screened with industry-standard plagiarism detection tools.
• Data availability: Include a Data Availability Statement. Where possible deposit datasets in recognized repositories; provide accession numbers or persistent links. (We archive copies via Zenodo, Internet Archive, SSRN as publisher-level preservation).

3. Manuscript structure & formatting

Use clear, professional language; manuscripts should be in English (British or American consistently).

General layout (recommended):

• Title page : Title, full author names, affiliations, ORCIDs, corresponding author contact (email + postal address).
• Abstract (max 250 words) — structured for original research (Background; Methods; Results; Conclusion) or unstructured for reviews/editorials.
• Keywords (3–8) — not phrases; use discipline-appropriate terms.
• Main text (Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion).
• Acknowledgements (funding, contributions not meeting authorship).
• Author contributions (use CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Writing — original draft; Writing — review & editing).
• Declarations: Conflicts of interest; Funding statement; Ethics approval; Consent to publish; Data availability.
• References (APA 7th).
• Figure captions and table captions (each in the manuscript file).
• Supplementary files (if any), clearly labelled.

File and style rules:

• Submit the main manuscript as an editable .docx  (no password).
• Use 12-point readable font, 1.15–1.5 line spacing, and page numbers.
• Number sections and sub-sections. Use simple, standard section headings.
• Figures: supply high-resolution originals (minimum 300 dpi).
• Preferred formats: PNG, JPEG. Avoid embedding low-resolution images only in the Word file.
• Tables: supply in editable format (Word table or Excel). Avoid embedding tables as images.
• File naming: JournalShortName_FirstAuthorSurname_shorttitle_v1.docx (e.g., ERU_JSmith_climateimpact_v1.docx).

4. Submission process (step-by-step)

1. Check this page and the specific journal card for any discipline-specific notes.
2. Prepare required files: title page, manuscript, figures, tables, supplementary files, reporting checklists, ethics approvals, and a cover letter.
3. Metadata: include author names, affiliations, email addresses, ORCIDs, abstract, keywords, funding, and relevant subject classification. Provide metadata in the submission form or in a separate metadata.txt file. (See machine-readable metadata section below.)
4. Submit: Use the journal’s submission portal (link on the journal card). If the portal is not yet active, email the complete package to: editorial@erudexapublishing.com with subject: [Journal name] — Submission — Manuscript title — First author.
5. Acknowledgement: You will receive an acknowledgement within 72 hours with a manuscript ID.
6. Preliminary checks: Editorial office performs format, scope, ethical-check and plagiarism screening; you may be asked for revisions before peer review.
7. Peer review: After passing checks, the manuscript moves to peer review (see Peer Review summary below).
8. Decision & revision: If accepted after peer review, you will be asked to pay the APC (or apply for waiver) before final publication. Upon payment and final proof approval, we mint a DOI via Zenodo and deposit copies to archiving platforms.