Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

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

  • The submission adheres to the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools and Resources in Research Communication 

  • 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 necessary written permission to publish a chapter from a post-grad study and/or to include copyright material owned by a Third Party has been obtained.
  • The submission is devoid of any similarities to other sources, and recognition is given to the ideas and words of other authors by referencing.

  • The article adheres to the journal's other requirements outlined under the General Guidelines section, which is found under the submissions tab.

  • The article adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic Referencing Style requirements of the journal which is found under the submissions tab.

  • An electronic copy of the submission has been submitted through the journal’s online submission portal and has been e-mailed to the editorial team (scientiamilitaria@sun.ac.za)
  • The author(s) acknowledge that they are aware that the final decision concerning the publication of submissions lies with the editorial team. No correspondence will be entertained in this respect.

Author Guidelines

Thank you for submitting to our journal. Please take note of the following:

  • All submissions must follow the ASSAf and SciELO Guidelines for the use of AI and AI Tools and Resources in Research Communication and the journal's General Guidelines for Contributors and Referencing Style Guide. 
  • Research without references will not be considered.
  • In order to ensure that articles are of a high quality, all submissions are refereed (peer-reviewed) by at least two experts in the field. Refereeing is done with complete anonymity and confidentiality. 
  • To speed up the review process, it is recommended that authors submit an electronic copy to the editors via email (scientiamilitaria@sun.ac.za) and the online platform portal above.
  • All submissions must be accompanied by a written guarantee that the manuscript has not been submitted to other publications.
  • The assessment of papers could take a considerable length of time, and authors are requested not to make enquiries before a period of at least four months has elapsed.
  • The final decision concerning the publication of papers lies with the editorial team. No correspondence will be carried on in this respect.
  • Opinions expressed in the Journal, or conclusions made, are those of the author(s) alone and do not imply endorsement on the part of the editors.

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Copyright on all published material in Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies rests with the Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), Stellenbosch University.

 

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