Submit Your Manuscript

Choose the Right Journal

Before submitting, review the journal’s aims and scope, subject areas, and article types, along with its recent publications, author guidelines, publication fees, and Open Access policy.

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Before You Submit

• Check the scope — make sure the manuscript fits the journal.
• Read the guidelines — follow the journal’s formatting and submission requirements.
• Prepare your files — the manuscript and any required supplementary material.
• Confirm authorship — all authors and affiliations are accurate.
• Check ethics — research integrity and ethical requirements are satisfied.
• Review your references — citations, DOI information, and formatting.
• Check publication fees — review the journal’s current fee policy.
• Prepare your ORCID — where required or recommended.

Prepare Your Submission Files

Depending on the journal, you may need the main manuscript, a title page, figures, tables, supplementary files, a cover letter, ethical approval documentation, and a data availability statement. Requirements vary by journal.

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Prepare Your Manuscript for Peer Review

Where a journal uses anonymized peer review, it will specify what to remove from the manuscript itself before submission — typically author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other identifying information. Not every journal uses this model; check the selected journal’s guidelines.

Author Information & Metadata

During submission, the journal’s submission system will typically request author names, affiliations, email, ORCID, and corresponding author details, along with article metadata such as the title, abstract, keywords, subject, references, funding, conflict of interest, and data availability. Having this information ready in advance makes submission faster.

Choose the Appropriate Article Type

PenScholar journals may accept research articles, review articles, research notes, case studies, book reviews, and editorials. The specific article types accepted are confirmed on each journal’s page.

How Submission Works

1. Create or Sign In to Your Account — Use the journal’s own submission system.
2. Start a New Submission — Select the appropriate section and confirm the submission requirements.
3. Upload Your Files — Upload the manuscript and any supplementary files the journal requires.
4. Enter Metadata — Add authors, title, abstract, keywords, references, and other requested information.
5. Review & Submit — Confirm the information and complete the submission.

Your Submission Account

Submitting requires an account on this website, which also supports login, password recovery, submission tracking, and editorial communication. Some journals accept submissions directly through this website; others use an external system such as OJS — check the selected journal’s page for which applies.

Submission Checklist

• Manuscript fits the journal’s scope
• Correct article type selected
• Manuscript follows formatting requirements
• All authors are included
• Author affiliations are accurate
• Corresponding author is identified
• Abstract is included
• Keywords are included
• References are complete
• Figures and tables are prepared
• Ethical requirements are addressed
• Conflict of interest information is ready
• Funding information is ready
• Data availability information is ready
• Manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere

Originality & Research Integrity

Manuscripts should be original and not simultaneously submitted elsewhere, and should meet the journal’s standards for responsible scholarship — free of plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, or falsification. Where research involves human participants, sensitive data, or other regulated research, relevant ethical approval or documentation may be required.

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Cover Letter

Where a journal requires a cover letter, it may include the manuscript title, article type, a brief statement of significance, confirmation of originality, and any relevant disclosures. Not every journal requires one — check the selected journal’s guidelines.

Publication Fees & Open Access

Submission fees, Article Processing Charges, and Open Access terms vary by journal and are confirmed on each journal’s page rather than assumed to be identical across PenScholar Journals.

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What Happens After Submission

Initial Editorial Check → Editorial Assessment → Peer Review → Editorial Decision → Revision (Where Required) → Production

Timelines vary and are not guaranteed; submission does not guarantee peer review or acceptance.

Track Your Submission

Once submitted, you can monitor your manuscript’s status by signing in to whichever submission system that journal uses. Status labels may vary by journal but generally reflect stages such as submission, review, revision, decision, and production.

After You Submit
Retain your submission ID, confirmation email, manuscript title, and corresponding author details for your records.

Need Help With Submission?

If you experience login problems, upload issues, metadata errors, or have questions about journal fit, contact the editorial office for assistance.

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Avoid Common Submission Problems

• Submitting outside the journal’s scope
• Missing author information or affiliations
• Incorrect file format
• Incomplete references
• Missing ethics information where applicable
• Missing required supplementary files
• Manuscript not anonymized when the journal requires it
• Incorrect article type selected

Frequently Asked Questions