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 press for consideration.
The submission file is in Microsoft Word format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced, uses font sizes - 10, font style - Times New Roman, page's fields - 15, paragraph - 1.0. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end, and have titles.
The references were styled in APA style according to References Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Plagiarism Statement
SciFormat Publishing Inc. publishes monographs containing original research. The text of the monograph should not contain previously published original scientific results.
All manuscripts, before sending for an external peer-review, will be checked for originality and tested with iThenticated or Unicheck software. By submitting their monograph manuscripts to the SciFormat Publishing Inc. publisher authors are agreeing to any necessary originality checks.
Plagiarism implies the use of another author's work without permission or acknowledgment. A monograph manuscript that is less than 80% originality will be rejected by the editor before peer-reviewing.
Also, SciFormat Publishing Inc., while defining plagiarism, takes into account the following definitions:
- Literal copying
Copying the work word by word, in general, or in parts, without permission or acknowledgment of the source. Literal copying is clearly plagiarism and is easily detected by plagiarism software.
- Substantial copying
Replicating a substantial part of the work without permission and confirmation of the source. In determining what is "substantial", both the quantity and the quality of the copied content are relevant. Quality is measured by the relative value of copied text compared to the whole text. Where the essence of the work was copied, even not a very big part of it, plagiarism is identified.
- Paraphrasing
Copying may be made without literal replicating, used in the original work. This type of copying is known as paraphrasing and it may be the most difficult type of plagiarism to reveal.
The plagiarism presence in the manuscript is unacceptable and will lead to immediate rejection of the manuscript by the editorial board along with possible sanctions against the authors.

Structure of the Monograph

Our publisher uses the Open Monograph Press that each author must use for submitting their monograph manuscript. You have to Login or Register to make a submission.

A monograph should be no less than 50 pages (A5 format), inclusive of the abstract, tables, references, and figure captions.

The monograph has to include the following parts:

Frontpage:
- Title. Should reflect an idea, content, and results of the research. Must be in short form, not more than 15 words.
- Author Details. All contributors (authors) of a monograph manuscript have to provide their full name, affiliation, and ORCID. One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author and additionally provide the email address.
- Abstract. It should contain all outputs of the research and must be related to conclusions. The number of words must be on average 150-250.
- Keywords. Should reflect the field of the research. The number of keywords should be 5-10 on average.
Contents.
Introduction.
The main text is divided into several chapters. (Each chapter includes Results, Discussion, and Conclusions.)
Acknowledgments (as appropriate).
References. The author has to use APA (American Psychological Association) style. More information you can find in our References Guidelines.
Appendices (as appropriate).
All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end, and have titles.

Text formatting requirements:
1. File format - MS Word (*.doc);
2. Page format - A5;
3. Font style - Times New Roman;
4. Font size - 10;
5. Line spacing - 1;
6. Page's fields - 15;
7. Paragraph - 1.0;
8. All figures and tables must be numbered and have titles.
9. The use of automatic page links is not allowed;
10. The language of the monograph is preferably English (but it is also possible to publish a monograph in the author's language with the Monograph title, Abstract, and Author's information in English).

Copyright Notice

All monographs are published in open-access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Hence, authors retain copyright to the content of the articles.
CC BY 4.0 License allows content to be copied, adapted, displayed, distributed, re-published or otherwise re-used for any purpose including for adaptation and commercial use provided the content is attributed.
Detailed information at Creative Commons site: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Privacy Statement

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1. Information We Collect

SciFormat Publishing Inc. collects personal information from authors, reviewers, and readers to facilitate the smooth functioning of the press. This includes:

Authors: Name, affiliation, email address, ORCID ID, and other contact details provided during the manuscript submission process.
Reviewers: Name, affiliation, email address, and details related to the peer review process.
Editors: Name, affiliation, and contact information needed to manage editorial duties.
Readers: Information provided when subscribing to press updates or accessing the press website.

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Authors:
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Reviewers:
- To assign and manage the peer review process.
- To communicate deadlines and feedback requirements.
Editors:
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Readers:
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Encrypted communication and data storage.
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Regular data security assessments to ensure compliance with privacy standards.

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Right to Rectification: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
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8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

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Email: editorial-office@sciformat.ca