Submission Preparation Checklist

Submission Checklist

During the submission process, the OJS system will ask you to confirm the following. Please verify each item before proceeding:

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.docx) format.
• The manuscript has been prepared according to the PedPer Manuscript Template (web based / paper based)
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
• A separate Title Page (web based / paper based) has been prepared and includes the following: full manuscript title; complete author information (names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, emails); corresponding author identification; author contributions (CRediT); funding acknowledgment; conflict of interest statement; ethics approval details (if applicable); generative AI disclosure (if applicable).
• The manuscript file does not contain any author-identifying information (names, affiliations, or identifiable self-citations). File metadata have been cleared.
• A cover letter addressed to the Editor-in-Chief has been prepared, describing the study’s significance, relevance to PedPer, and confirming originality.
• A structured abstract (150–250 words) and 3–6 keywords are included.
• References are complete, accurate, formatted per APA 7th Edition, and in Roman (Latin) script.
• All ethical and scholarly declarations are complete (ethics approval, informed consent, COI, funding, GenAI disclosure). See Publication Ethics & Malpractice.