IDEAS SPREAD accepts the submission of empirical studies, literature reviews, theoretical articles, methodological articles, case studies, and additional types of articles.
Paper Template MS-Word
Principles of Submission
Manuscripts submitted to IDEAS SPREAD journals should meet the highest standards of publication ethics:
- Manuscripts should only report results that have not been submitted or published before, even in part; the published articles in other languages which have been translated into English; have previously been presented at conferences; Book Reviews, Study Protocols, Case Studies, Short Communication and Short Research Reports.
- For biological studies, the studies reported should have been carried out in accordance with generally accepted ethical research standards.
- Manuscripts must be original and should not reuse text from another source without appropriate citation. IDEAS SPREAD has a zero-tolerance plagiarism policy (including self-plagiarism). We check the issue using a plagiarism prevention tool (iThenticate).
- Authors can submit articles by email or online submission.
- Copyrights for articles are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. Authors have the right to reuse, republish, archive, and distribute their articles after publication.
- All the authors should agree on the publications.
General Requirements of Submission
- Manuscript should be written in proper English; American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of both.
- IDEAS SPREAD only accepts Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) or Latex version of submission.
- There is no particular requirement on the length of manuscripts, but 6000 to 10,000 words are better.
- The manuscript should be written as a complete structure, and include the following elements: Title, Author’s name and institutional affiliation, Abstract, Body, Tables & Figures (insert into the body), Acknowledgement (not required), References, Appendix (not required). The author can edit the article following our template of the paper.
Paper Selection and Publication Process
- Upon receipt of a submission, the editor sends an e-mail of confirmation to the submission’s author within 1 to 3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission e-mail may have been missed.
- We use a double-blind system for peer review. The paper will be reviewed by at least two experts. The review process may take one to two weeks.
- Notification of the result of review by e-mail.
- If the submission is accepted, the authors revise accordingly and pay the publication fee.
- A PDF version of the journal is available for download on the journal’s webpage for free. We can provide the printable file of a complete issue to authors free of charge, or order hard copies from us.