Prepare your submission so that editors and reviewers can assess its contribution clearly and fairly. The Guide for Authors sets out UDA's complete preparation and reporting requirements.

Files for anonymous review

Submit an anonymized manuscript and a separate title page. Place author names, affiliations, the corresponding author's active email address, ORCID iDs where available, acknowledgements, and other identifying information in the title page or submission metadata. Remove identifying details from review files, file properties, and tracked changes. Cite your own work neutrally rather than concealing relevant scholarship. Identifying declarations should be supplied separately for the editorial office and restored in the publication version.

For each author, give a complete institutional affiliation: department or research unit, faculty or school where applicable, institution, city, and country. Clearly identify the corresponding author. Keep names and affiliations consistent across the title page and submission metadata, and keep identifying information out of review files.

Title, abstract, and keywords

Use a concise, informative title. Provide a self-contained abstract of 150–285 words describing the problem, approach, principal findings, and implications or limitations. Avoid citations and unexplained abbreviations in the abstract. Add 4–7 specific keywords drawn from established terminology in the relevant field.

Structure and scientific reporting

Choose a structure suited to the contribution. Research articles generally explain the problem and prior work, methods or model development, results, discussion, and conclusions. Mathematical, theoretical, and computational work may use a different sequence when appropriate. Define assumptions, notation, data, algorithms, comparisons, validation, and limitations clearly enough for informed assessment.

A review article should state its question and provide a critical synthesis of the literature. Explain the search or selection approach where applicable; systematic reviews should report their sources, eligibility criteria, selection and synthesis methods, and limitations. A list of publications alone is insufficient.

Equations, figures, and tables

Provide editable equations, define symbols, and use units consistently. Number figures and tables, cite them in the text, and supply informative captions. Graphics should be legible, and supplementary files should have clear names and descriptions. Identify reused or adapted material and obtain permission where required. Keep information essential to the argument in the main manuscript.

Statements and declarations

Provide author contributions, funding and the funder's role, competing interests, data and code availability, and acknowledgements as applicable. Include relevant ethics approval or exemption, participant consent, animal-welfare information, and permissions where required. State explicitly if no external funding was received and if there are no competing interests, and explain when another declaration is not applicable. Disclose material use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in accordance with the Guide for Authors. Keep identifying information out of files intended for anonymous review.

For each source of funding, give the full name of the funding organisation and the grant or award number where assigned. Describe the funder’s role in the research and the decision to publish.

Originality screening with iThenticate

UDA uses iThenticate for textual similarity screening. Editors interpret the report in context; the similarity percentage alone does not determine plagiarism, acceptance, or rejection. See the Plagiarism Policy.

Data, code, and materials

Include an availability statement explaining where supporting data, code, models, and materials can be accessed, with stable identifiers and version or license information where available. Use a trusted public repository where possible. If privacy, legal, contractual, security, or third-party restrictions prevent sharing, explain the restriction and any controlled-access route. If no data or code were generated or used, state this explicitly. Publication does not require unlawful disclosure of restricted material.

References and submission

For Original Research Articles and Methodological Contributions, the reference list must contain no more than 35 entries. Review and survey articles may exceed 35 references with the handling editor’s approval when broader coverage is scientifically justified.

Use a consistent citation style and check that citations and reference entries correspond. Give accurate bibliographic details and verified DOI links where available; do not invent identifiers. No particular font family is required by the Guide for Authors.

Before submitting, confirm that all authors approve the manuscript and that the files, metadata, declarations, and permissions are complete. Obtain the required forms and enter the online submission system through Submit Your Manuscript. Questions may be sent to uda@reapress.com.

Last reviewed: 10 November 2026.