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Manuscript Preparation

1. File Format:
   • Manuscripts should be submitted in Word or RTF format. PDF files are not accepted.
   • Ensure that your manuscript is your original work and that you have the necessary permissions for reproducing any copyrighted material.
2. Word Limit:
   • Manuscripts should be no more than 8,000 words, including citations, notes, and references. Under no circumstances should they exceed 8,500 words.
3. Title:
   • Your manuscript’s title should be concise, descriptive, unambiguous, accurate, and reflect the precise contents of the manuscript. A descriptive title that includes the topic of the manuscript makes an article more findable in the major indexing services.
4. Anonymization for Peer Review:
   • To facilitate double-blind peer review, your manuscript must be fully anonymized. This means removing any author-identifying information from the main document, including references to specific grants and projects. References to your own work should be in the third person.
5. Title page:
   • A separate Title Page file should be submitted with the following information:
     • Manuscript title
     • Full list of authors, including names, affiliations, and countries
     • Corresponding author’s contact details
     • Acknowledgments section
     • Declaration of conflicting interest
     • Ethical approval and informed consent statements
     • Data availability statement
     • Funding sources (listed at the bottom of the Title Page) ​.
6. Abstract and Keywords:
   • Please include abstract of 150-200 words between the title and main body of your manuscript that concisely states the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions. Submissions that do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
   • Please include a minimum of 6 keywords, listed after the abstract. Keywords should be as specific as possible to the research topic.
7. Page Numbers:
   • All pages must be numbered.
8. Subheadings:
   • Two levels of subheadings are allowed:
     • First-level subheadings in bold
     • Second-level subheadings in italics
   • Subheadings should not be numbered​.
9. Quotations:
   • Quotations longer than two lines should be indented.
   • Use single quotation marks for quotations​.
10. Artwork, figures, and other graphics:
    • Figures supplied in color will appear in color online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. If you have requested color reproduction in the print version, we will advise you to generate an email of requisition to the Chief Editor in this regard to let him know about the color pages.
    • Please ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures, or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
11. Acknowledgments:
    • If you are including an Acknowledgements section, this will be published at the end of your article.
    • The Acknowledgments section should include all contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship. Per IJRMGS recommendations, it is best practice to obtain consent from non-author contributors who you are acknowledging in your manuscript.
12. Writing assistance and third party submissions:
    • If you have received any writing or editing assistance from a third-party, for example a specialist communications company, this must be clearly stated in the Acknowledgements section and in the covering letter.
    • If your submission is being made on your behalf by someone who is not listed as an author, for example the third-party who provided writing/editing assistance, you must state this in the Acknowledgements and also in your covering letter.
    • Please note that the journal editor reserves the right to not consider submissions made by a third party rather than by the author/s themselves.
13. Tables and Figures
    • Placement:
      • Tables and figures should be placed within the main body of the manuscript, close to where they are referenced.
      • Figures provided in color will appear in color online but may be reproduced in black and white in print​.
    • Alt Text:
      • For accessibility, alt text (concise descriptions of figures) should be included alongside figure captions.
14. References
    • Style:
      • Follow the APA 7th Edition reference style.
      • Ensure all in-text citations have corresponding entries in the reference list and vice versa. Corresponding citations must have identical spelling and year.
      • Authors should update any references to preprints when a peer reviewed version is made available, to cite the published research. Do not cite preprints unless a peer-reviewed version is unavailable​.
    • Reference Examples:
      • Journal Article
        • Leong, F. T. L., & Lau, A. S. L. (2001). Barriers to providing effective mental health services to Asian Americans. Mental Health Services Research, 3(4), 201–214. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013177014788
      • Book
        • Roter, D. L., & Hall, J. A. (1992). Doctors talking with patients/patients talking with doctors: Improving communication in medical visits. Auburn House. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-0938.1995.tb00792.x
      • Book Chapter
        • Containment and validation: working with survivors of trauma. (2012). In Routledge eBooks (pp. 68–88). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203891339-11
      • Website
        • World Health Organization (WHO). (2020). Mental health and COVID-19. Available at https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-and-covid-19 (accessed October 1, 2023).
      • News Article (Print)
        • Smith, J. (2022, September 5). The rising cost of living: A global crisis. The Guardian, A4.
      • Conference Paper
        • Johnson, T. (2020, July 15). Exploring AI ethics in healthcare. Paper presented at the International Conference on Ethics in Technology, San Francisco, CA, United States.
      • Personal Interview
        • Patel, A. (2023, October 12). Personal interview.
      • Report Document
        • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (2021). Annual development report: Progress and challenges (No. 2021/02). United Nations.
      • Online News
        • Williams, R. (2023, May 14). Climate change and its impact on coastal cities. BBC News. Available at https://www.bbc.com/news/climate-change-impact (accessed October 1, 2023).
      • Other (Blog Post)
        • Miller, S. (2023, August 18). Understanding remote work burnout. Workplace Wellbeing Blog. Available at https://www.workplacewellbeing.com/blog/remote-burnout (accessed September 20, 2023)
15. Additional Sections
    • Statements and Declarations:
      • Ethical Approval: Include approval statements for studies involving human participants. If not applicable, state so explicitly.
      • Consent to Participate and Publish: Ensure all participants have provided informed consent for participation and publication​.
      • Conflicting Interests: Include a statement declaring conflicts of interest. If none, state: “The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest”.
    • Funding Statement:
      • All articles must include a funding statement, even if no external funding was received​.
    • Ethical considerations:
      • Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this.
    • Consent to participate:
      • Please include any participant consent information under this heading and state whether informed consent to participate was written or verbal.
      • If the requirement for informed consent to participate has been waived by the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board (i.e. where it has been deemed that consent would be impossible or impracticable to obtain), please state this.
      • If this is not applicable to your manuscript, please state ‘Not applicable’ in this section.
16. Data Availability
    • Data Sharing:
      • Provide a Data Availability Statement under the ‘Data Availability’ section, linking to datasets whenever possible​. If it is not possible to share your data, use the statement to confirm why it cannot be shared.
      • Cite this data in your research.
17. Submission Checklist
    • Ensure that your manuscript is within the journal’s aim and scope, anonymized for peer review, and meets the formatting guidelines.
    • References have been checked for accuracy.
    • Figures and tables are included in the correct places within the manuscript.
    • Funding sources, conflicting interests, and ethical considerations have been properly addressed.