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 file is in .odt, .doc, .docx, or .rtf file format.
- The text is formatted and edited according to the VWI-Style-Sheet (UK version).
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided, if possible also DOI.
- 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).
Privacy Statement
We take our responsibility to process your personal data in a fair and transparent way seriously. We collect and manage user data according to the following policy.
S:I.M.O.N. follows the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.
Why we collect your data
Registering and creating an account allows you to log in, manage your profile, and participate as an author, as a reviewer or as an editor. When registering an account, we ask you to log in and provide your name, email address, profession and – if given – academic affiliation.
As an author: The personal data submitted will be used in the review process – which is a single-blind one – and will eventually become a part of the published article in order to attribute your work and the provenance of it correctly.
As a reviewer: After an invitation by the editors and your registration, your data will be used as a contact address during the review process solely by the editors. Your data is not shared publicly and is only accessible to the editors and system administrators of S: I.M.O.N. The data will only be used in connection with this journal.
Why we store your data
Published personal data that accompanies an article forms part of the official published record in order to document the provenance of the work, and to attribute the work correctly.
What to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed
As an author: You are able to view, change and remove your data associated with your profile. Should you choose to delete your account completely, please contact us at simon@vwi.ac.at. To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article cannot be removed.
As a reviewer: If you would no longer like to be registered as a reviewer you can edit your profile. This will remove you from the reviewer database. Any existing reviews you may have carried out will remain though.