Submission File Formats

All submissions MUST be sent in electronic format. No hard copy submission papers will be accepted. Do NOT submit compressed files.

Submit your manuscript in either of the following formats:

• Microsoft Word (doc, docx) - [template]
• OpenOffice (odt)
• Latex

Follow the template rules. The template itself contains further instructions for authors. The standard length of a paper adapted to the template is 8 pages, but this length can vary, never exceeding 14 pages, without the potential annexes. In the case of review papers, please ask the editors if you can exceed the 14 page limit. After successful receipt of your file, you will receive an e-mail notification stating your submission was received. Please do not email asking if your submission file was received.

Content

Material must be original, scientifically accurate, and in good form editorially. The manuscript should be informative, summarizing the basic facts and conclusions, and maintaining a coherence and unity of thought. Controversial topics should be treated in a factually sound and reasonably unbiased manner. Before submitting an article, please review the following suggestions. Original manuscripts received in correct form serve to expedite the review process, others will be returned to author. Spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and the mechanical elements of arrangements, spacing, length, and consistency of usage in form and descriptions should be studied before submission.

All manuscripts must be original. No manuscript will be considered which has already been published or is being considered by another journal. However, if work described in conference proceedings is substantially revised and extended, it may be considered. Submission of a manuscript represents certification by the author that the article is not being considered nor has been published elsewhere.

The writing must be entirely original by the authors. Therefore, the use of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT or similar tools, for article writing is prohibited.

All manuscripts must follow our editing policies, online available at https://ijimai.researchcommons.org/ijimai/policies.html

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

• The submission has not been previously published and is not under consideration by any other journal.
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word (docx is preferable to doc), RTF, Open document file format (Odt), or Portable Document Format (pdf).
• Where available, DOIs for the references have been provided.
• The text and format follows the Author Guidelines available in the own template.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the own template.