Submissions

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 the text field "Comments for the Editor").
• The submission file is in accordance to the Author Guidelines and based on the Word Template as provided by Landscape Online. It will be submitted as MS Word Document (*.DOCX / *.DOC) or Rich Text Format (*.RTF).
• The correspondence author agrees on behalt of all co-authors (if any) to the Open Access Policy of Landscape Online and grants Landscape Online the right to publish this article under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.
  Note: Our Editorial Management will contact you for signment of an agreement before publishing.
• The submission contains both: a non-anonymous and an anonymous version of the manuscript.
  The non-anonymous version contains author names, institutions, and email addresses; acknowledgements; funding information). The anonymous version of my manuscript, ensure that reviewers won’t be able to identify me and my co-authors, or the institution where the research was carried out. The anonymous version is in accordance to the Authors Guidelines.
• During submission process you need to send a cover letter using the text field Comments for the Editor. In the submission cover letter to the editors you may also express requests regarding the following, if needed:
  
  a) Consideration for Special Issue: If authors want their manuscript considered for one of the special issues please apply at this point.
  
  b) Consideration of Reviewer: If authors want to suggest reviewers to evaluate the manuscript please enter names and contact data. We understand that this practice can be beneficial in expediting the review process, as it allows you to recommend experts who are well-versed in your research area. However, it's important to emphasize that while we welcome your suggestions, our editorial team is not obligated to adhere to them if any concerns arise regarding the independence or potential conflicts of interest of the recommended reviewers. Should you decide to provide reviewer suggestions, rest assured that we will consider them carefully, but we may also select additional reviewers to ensure a fair and unbiased assessment of your manuscript. Your input is highly valuable to us, and we appreciate your contribution to the peer review process. Our primary aim is to maintain the integrity and impartiality of the review process, ensuring the highest quality of scholarship in our journal. In addition you can also mention experts that shall not evaluate the manuscript due to what reason ever.
  
  c) Consideration of Fee waiver: If any of the fee waivers apply to the authors please also mention. However, you need to clarify this in advance with the Editorial Management according to the fee waiver offers provided.
  
  In regard to all three aspects, please note: later request may not be taken into consideration or lead to delay of article publishing.