Research Reports and Notes should conform to their stated purpose:
Research Reports and Notes articles should not exceed 7,000 words, including references, notes, and tables/figures. Please provide a word count including footnotes, endnotes, and references. Papers that exceed word limit may not be considered for review.
In the cover letter the author(s) must indicate that the manuscript is original, and has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under consideration elsewhere. Right click on the declaration page to save it to your computer and fill it out so that you can include an electronic copy with your submission. The cover letter should also contain full contact information for the author(s) including telephone and email address wherever possible.
Please 'blind' the body of the paper itself by following the Guidelines for Blinding Manuscripts for Review.
All submissions must contain an Abstract not in excess of 150 words.
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