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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.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Copyright Notice

Copyright and Licensing
For all articles published in PLC copyright is retained by the authors. Articles are licensed under an open-access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, meaning that anyone may download and read the paper for free. In addition, the article may be reused and quoted provided that the original published version is cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit.

Reproducing Published Material from other Publishers
In order to reproduce any published material, for which the authors do not hold the copyright, such as figures, tables, schemes, photographs, etc., permission from the copyright holder must be obtained. It is the authors’ obligation to refer to the printed material in order to identify the copyright holder. Permission is also needed for the authors’ own material, in case they did not retain the copyright upon publishing the material by other publishers. On the other hand, permission is not needed for reproducing tables, graphs, charts, or schemes that the authors have already published elsewhere, provided the original source is properly cited. The same is valid for graphs, charts, and schemes by other authors, provided those materials are not copied, but suitably reproduced by the authors.

Obtaining Permission
As obtaining permissions may take a certain amount of time, it is strongly suggested to request permission to use the copyrighted material as early as possible. The copyright holder may provide instructions on how to acknowledge the use of copyrighted material. Otherwise, a general acknowledgment form would be suitable for this purpose.