Author Guidelines
1. Submitting a manuscript
Manuscripts are submitted through the journal's editorial system. There is no account to create and no password.
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:
- the work is original and has not been published previously;
- the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere;
- all named authors have approved the submission.
Every named author is written to separately to confirm that the paper has been submitted in their name, so please give a working address for each of them.
2. Anonymity
The file you upload is the copy the referees will read. It must not identify you. Before submitting, check that there are:
- no author names or affiliations on the title page;
- no email addresses anywhere in the document;
- no acknowledgements or grant numbers — restore them after acceptance;
- no notes to co-authors left in the body or the margins;
- nothing revealing in the PDF's own document properties, which LaTeX and word processors often fill in without telling you.
Citing your own earlier work is expected and does not break anonymity. Write “as shown in [12]” rather than “as we showed in [12]”.
The submission system checks the uploaded file automatically and will tell you what it found. The check is an aid, not a guarantee — the responsibility remains with the author.
3. Author eligibility
Authors are expected to have an established research presence. Any one of the following is sufficient, and it need only apply to the submitting author:
- an ORCID iD;
- a MathSciNet (MR) Author ID;
- a zbMATH Author ID;
- a recommendation from an established researcher in the field.
A preprint is not required. We do not ask you to make the work public in order to submit it, since a public preprint would defeat double-blind review.
4. Preparing the manuscript
4.1 Format
- Manuscripts must be prepared in LaTeX; AMS-LaTeX is strongly recommended.
- Submissions must compile without errors.
- On acceptance, authors provide complete source files, including figures and bibliography.
4.2 Structure
A submission should include:
- title;
- abstract, typically 150–250 words;
- keywords, three to six;
- Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC 2020);
- main text;
- references.
Author names and affiliations are entered on the submission form, not in the anonymised file.
4.3 Style and notation
- Use clear and consistent mathematical notation.
- State all theorems, lemmas and definitions explicitly.
- Manuscripts must be written in clear, professional English.
4.4 Figures and tables
- Figures must be of publication quality.
- Preferred formats: PDF, EPS, or high-resolution PNG.
- All figures must be labelled and referenced in the text.
4.5 References
- References must be complete and consistently formatted.
- AMS citation style is recommended.
- Include DOIs where available.
Example: [1] J. Smith, Title of the paper, Journal Name 12 (2023), 123–145.
5. Review process
A managing editor prescreens each submission for scope and for the journal's author criteria. Papers that go forward are assigned to a handling editor, who invites referees. Review is double-blind throughout.
- Each paper is read by one to three independent referees.
- The journal aims to reach a first decision within one to three months.
- The final decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief.
Authors hear from the journal at each stage. There is nothing to log in to and nothing to check.
6. Publication ethics
- All work must be original and properly cited.
- Plagiarism, duplicate submission and data fabrication are prohibited.
- Submissions may be subject to plagiarism screening.
- Conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
Violations may result in rejection or retraction.
7. Archiving and DOIs
- Published articles are assigned a DOI.
- Articles are archived through established platforms, including Project Euclid.
- The journal supports long-term digital preservation.
8. Data, code and reproducibility
- Authors are expected to make data and code publicly available where possible.
- Use recognised repositories such as GitHub, Zenodo, or an institutional repository.
- Provide sufficient detail for independent verification.
Include a Data and Code Availability Statement specifying availability, access location, and any restrictions. If sharing is not possible, state the reasons.
9. Special issues
The journal periodically publishes special issues on emerging and interdisciplinary topics. Proposals from prospective guest editors are welcome; write to the Editor-in-Chief.
