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Author Instructions

Mini Review A review article should provide Unstructured abstract. 3-8 The main text may consist of 3000
/Review readers with an in-depth No more than 250 keywords several sections with unfixed max/no
Article understanding of a field by words. section titles. We suggest limitation
summarizing existing literature, that the author include an
and highlight key gaps and "Introduction" section at the
challenges to address future beginning, several sections with
research. Review submissions will unfixed titles in the middle part,
be subject to rigorous peer review and a "Conclusion and outlook"
by experts on the subject matter. section in the end.
Systematic A Systematic Review collects Unstructured abstract. 3-8 The main content should include /
Review and critically analyzes multiple No more than 250 keywords four sections: Introduction,
research studies, using methods words. Methods, Results and
selected before one or more Discussion.
research questions are formulated,
and then finding and analyzing
related studies and answering
those questions in a structured
methodology.
Short Short Communications are articles Unstructured abstract. 3-8 The main content should include /
Communications that present groundbreaking No more than 250 keywords four sections: Introduction,
preliminary results or significant words. Methods, Results and
findings that are part of a larger Discussion.
study over multiple years. They
can also include cutting-edge
methods or experiments, and the
development of new technology or
materials. The structure is similar
to an article.
Perspective Perspective is a format for None required. None / 3,000
scholarly reviews and discussions required. words max
of the primary research excluding,
literature that are too technical references,
for a Commentary but do not figures and
meet the criteria for a Review- tables.
either because the scope is too Reference:
narrow, or because the author is Max of 70
advocating a controversial position Table/
or a speculative hypothesis Figure:
or discussing work primarily Max of 1
from one group. Two reviews
advocating opposite sides in a
research controversy are normally
published as Perspectives.
Commentary A Commentary is to provide None required. None / no more
comments on a newly published required. than two
article or an alternative viewpoint pages.
on a certain topic.
Research Research Highlights discuss the None required. None / 1,200
Highlight main advances made by the paper required. words max
as well as putting the finds of the excluding,
study into the proper context of the references,
field. figures and
tables.
Table/
Figure:
Max of 1
News A News comments on an None required. None / no more
important event in the related field required. than two
in the world. News submissions pages.
are typically not subject to peer
review at the discretion of the
editorial team.

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