Submissions

Author Guidelines

Manuscript preparation

Here are some things to pay attention to as you plan your submission:

1. Please read and understand the journal’s Ethics and Policies; a manuscript against the ethical policies may be rejected.
2. Please read the Author Guidelines of the journal, and prepare your manuscript by referring to its template. 
3. Please provide a cover letter as supplementary material when submitting a manuscript.
4. Please ensure that you have obtained authorized approval of remixed data from the original copyrighter if available.
5. Please be aware of the Authorship Policy, and authors are not encouraged to change the list of authorships after the manuscript is accepted.
6. Please refer to the AIGC Policy; the Publisher strictly prohibits the use of AI tools to write content that replaces human logical thinking and analytical interpretation, except for the insertion of references, language embellishment, and graphing of basic data.
7. All the journals in PiscoMed Publishing adopt an open access model, and authors retain the copyright of their work. PiscoMed Publishing is authorized to publish the works online first.
8. Please be aware of the APCs policy before submitting a manuscript.

Cover letter

Please prepare a cover letter along with your manuscript, that may describe the main innovations of the study, key results and significance, etc. Authors are required to disclose any essential information, such as the potential conflict of interest, preprint version ID if available, statement of non-submission to other journals, reproducibility of data, signatures of all authors approving the submission of the manuscript.

You are welcome to share a list of recommended or recused reviewers, and the journal office has the right to adopt it or not. Authors are encouraged to list their contributions to a research article, where there are more than two authors.

Article types

Please add an article type at the top of your text. In general, we publish the following types of articles: Article, Review, Editorial, Perspective, Case Report, Commentary, and Opinion (please check the details of each type at the bottom of this page). In case your article does not fall into any of the following types, please contact the editorial office of the journal to check whether your article type is acceptable.

Article structure

Usually, the main structure of a research article should include Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods and Materials, Result, and Conclusion.

A review article should include Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Section Description, and Conclusion.

Other types of articles usually have no regular structure requirements, but authors must state the type of the submission. Note that the submission must be written in English (referring to the Language Policy), whether American or British, while authors should be aware of the uniformity of the language style throughout the text.

Title: The title should summarize the main points of the article with a maximum of 50 words.

Author: Please provide a list of authorship according to the Authorship Policy. The names of authors must be spelled out rather than set in initials along with their affiliations (e.g., department, institution, city, state, postal code, and country). The main contributor should be listed as the first author, and corresponding authors should be identified with an asterisk. At least one corresponding author’s email should be listed for further communication. It is important that the submission has obtained the approval of all authors.

Abstract: The purpose of an abstract is to summarize the main research, methodology, and conclusions, and to guide readers to access the whole paper with interest. Ideally, abstracts should be no more than 300 words, but there are exceptions.

Keywords: Please avoid using the words in the title, and provide no more than 8 keywords.

Text: The length of the content is not quite rigorous, and it depends on the manuscript’s scientific quality.

The main structure & back matters

Figures and Tables

All figures and tables should be cited in the main text as Figure 1, Table 1, etc. Figures and tables should be placed as close as possible to the text they refer to and be center-aligned. Photos, graphs, charts or diagram should be labeled as Figures (do not abbreviate), and assigned a number consecutively (e.g., Figure 1). Figure captions should appear underneath figures, and be center-aligned, with no additional blank line.

In cases where a caption needs to be extended over to the second line, the caption should be aligned left.

Image Requirements (effective from April 20, 2025 submissions):

1. Image Type: Images must be submitted in PNG, JPG, or SVG formats.

2. Resolution: Grayscale and color illustrations should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, while line drawings (e.g., curve diagrams, scatter plots) must achieve a minimum resolution of 600 dpi.

3. Text: The thickness of lines and font sizes across different illustrations should be consistent whenever feasible, with sizes ranging from 6 to 11 pt. Text should maintain vector characteristics where possible. The designated font for text within images is Times New Roman, ensuring clarity and readability.

4. Subfigures: Multiple subfigures should be consolidated into a single image file for submission unless specific requirements dictate otherwise.

5. Abbreviations: All abbreviations or symbols used in the figure must be clearly defined in the legend unless they are already explained in the main text.

6. Image Size: Image file sizes should not exceed 10MB; larger files may lead to loading or download failures when generating the final PDF version on the web page.

7. Aesthetics: Images should exhibit appropriate brightness and contrast to enhance overall quality and visual appeal.

8. Copyright: Diagrams that reference external sources must include permission from the copyright holder and be properly cited with source information. The editorial board reserves the right to reject any diagram that may raise copyright concerns.

Note: Non-compliance with these guidelines may significantly impact both the quality and readability of images submitted for publication. The editorial board retains the authority to return images to authors for revision or outright rejection if necessary.

References

In-text Citations

List and number all bibliographical references that make an important contribution to the paper. When referenced in the text, enclose the citation number in square brackets, for example: 

• Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3,4].
• This effect has been widely studied [1-5,7].

References

This section is compulsory and should be placed at the end of all manuscripts. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should be excluded from this section.

Journal

Journal article in English

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM, Author 3 FM, et al. Title of the article. Journal Name. Year, Volume(Issue) (if available): Firstpage–Lastpage. doi (if available)

• e.g., Petitti DB, Crooks VC, Buckwalter JG, et al. Blood pressure levels before dementia. Archives of Neurology. 2005, 62(1): 112–116. doi: 10.1001/archneur.62.1.112

Journal article in a language other than English

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM, Author 3 FM, et al. English title of the article (language). Journal Name. Year, Volume(Issue) (if available): Firstpage–Lastpage. doi (if available)

• e.g., Massone L, Borghi S, Pestarino A. Purpuric palmarsites of dermatitis herpetiformis (French). Annual Dermatol Venerol. 1987, 114(12): 1545–1547.

Book

Book without editors

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM. Chapter (optional). In: Title of the Book, Edition (if available). Publisher; Year. pp. Page range (optional).

• e.g., Cerdá C. Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Non‐communicable Diseases—Molecular Mechanisms and Perspectives in Therapeutics. Springer International Publishing; 2014.
• e.g., Desiraju GR, Steiner T. The Weak Hydrogen Bond in Structural Chemistry and Biology, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press; 1999. pp. 10–25.

Book with editors

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM. Title of the contribution. In: Editor 1 FM, Editor 2 FM (editors). Title of the Book, Edition (if available). Publisher; Year. Volume (optional), pp. Page range (optional).

• e.g., Almlof J, Gropen O. Relativistic effects in chemistry. In: Lipkowitz KB, Boyd DB (editors). Reviews in Computational Chemistry. VCH; 1996. Volume 8. pp. 206–210.

In a translated book, put the translators’ names after the editors’ names: “Translator 1 FM (translator)” or “Translator 1 FM, Translator 2 FM (translators)”. For example:

• e.g., Tessier J. Structure, synthesis and physical—Chemical properties of deltamethrin. In: Tessier J (editor). Walden BVdG (translator). Deltamethrin Monograph. Roussel‐Uclaf; 1982.

If the editors and translators are the same, the format should be as in the following example:

• e.g., Gadamer HG. Hermeneutics and logocentrism. In: Michelfelder DP, Palmer RE (editors and translators). Dialogue and Deconstruction: The Gadamer‐Derrida Debate. State University of New York Press; 1989. pp. 114–125.

Conference

Full citations of published abstracts (proceedings)

In most cases, the proceedings will be simply called “Proceedings of the Name of the Conference (full name)” without a book title. In this case, please only add the conference name in the proceedings’ title and keep that in regular face (i.e., do no italicize):

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM, Author 3 FM, et al. Title of presentation. In: Proceedings of the Name of the Conference; Date of Conference (Day Month Year) (if available); Location of Conference (City, Country) (if available). Abstract Number (optional), Pagination (optional).

• e.g., Chum O, Philbin J, Zisserman A. Near duplicate image detection: Min‐Hash and tf‐idf weighting. In: Proceedings of the 19th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC 2008); 1–4 September 2008; Leeds, UK. pp. 812–815.

If the proceedings are published as a book with a separate title (i.e., not “Proceedings of the Name of the Conference (full name)” as the title):

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM, Author 3 FM. Title of presentation. In: Editor 1 FM, Editor 2 FM (editors) (if available). Title of Collected Work, Proceedings of the Name of the Conference; Date of Conference (Day Month Year) (if available); Location of Conference (City, Country) (if available). Publisher; Year. Abstract Number (optional), Pagination (optional).

• e.g., Beebe N. Digital forensic research: The good, the bad and the unaddressed. In: Advances in Digital Forensics V, Proceedings of the Fifth IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics; 26–28 January 2009; Orlando, FL, USA. Springer; 2009. Volume V, pp. 17–36.

Oral presentations without published material

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM, Author 3 FM. Title of presentation (if any). Presented at the Name of Conference; Date of Conference (Day Month Year) (if available); Location of Conference (City, Country) (if available); Paper number (if available).

• e.g., Zhang Z, Chen H, Zhong J, et al. ZnO nanotip‐based QCM biosensors. Presented at the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition; 4–7 June 2006; Miami, FL, USA.

Thesis/Dissertation

Author FM. Title of Thesis [Level of thesis]. Degree‐Granting University; Year.

• e.g., Mäckel H. Capturing the Spectra of Silicon Solar Cells [PhD thesis]. The Australian National University; 2004.

The level of thesis can be called “XX thesis” or “XX dissertation”. Thesis types include but are not limited to the following:

    PhD thesis

    Master’s thesis

    Bachelor’s thesis

    Licentiate thesis

    Diploma thesis

Newspapers

Author 1, Author 2, Author 3, et al. Title of article. Title of Periodical, Complete Date, Pagination (if available).

• e.g.: Squires S. Falling short on nutrients. The Washington Post, 4 October 2005, p. H1.

Patent

Patent Owner 1, Patent Owner 2, Patent Owner 3. Title of Patent. Patent Number, Date (Day Month Year, the Application granted date).

• e.g., Sheem SK. Low‐Cost Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor. U.S. Patent 6,738,537, 18 May 2004.
• e.g., Thomas WM, Nicholas ED, Needham JC, et al. Friction Stir Butt Welding. International Patent Application No. PCT/GB92/02203; GB Patent Application No. 9125978.8; U.S. Patent Application No. 5,460,317, 6 December 1991.

Unpublished work

Author 1 FM, Author 2 FM. Title of unpublished work. Journal Title Year (if available); Phrase Indicating Stage of Publication (submitted, in press, etc.).

• e.g., Guo L, Zhu Y, Gunawan O, et al. Electrodeposited Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ thin film solar cell with 7% power conversion efficiency. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2014; in press.
• e.g., Nokinara K. Title of unpublished work. Duke University, Durham, UK; 2003; Unpublished work.

Online resources

Author (if available). Title of content (if available). Available online: http://URL (accessed on Day Month Year). In case of a homepage, the access date is not required.

• e.g., Weier MH. In a big win for HP, Wal‐Mart chooses Neoview Data Warehouse. Available online: http://www.informationweek.com/news/201202317 (accessed on 2 June 2012).