Overview
After completing Phase 3 | Rights Agreement, your manuscript will need to meet the following requirements to move into Phase 5 | Copy Editing:
- Style: your references and citations must follow the Seventeenth Edition of the Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date. No other styles are allowed. Please refer to the Citation and Reference Guide. Please ensure that American English grammar and spelling is used throughout the manuscript.
- Formatting: your manuscript must be in the CGRN Article Template. Figures and tables must fit the guidelines, and you will be asked to review statements regarding image permissions, informed consent, and conflicts of interest. The manuscript should no longer be anonymized in this phase, and all authors must have CGScholar accounts.
Please note that no content updates to the manuscript can be made in this phase.
Step-by-Step Guide | Completing Author Tasks
Step 1: Prepare the Formatted Manuscript
When you have completed Phase 3 | Rights Agreement, you will receive an email from the CGRN Journal Publishing Team with instructions for formatting your manuscript. Your manuscript must be in the CGRN Article Template and abide by Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date (Citation and Reference Guide).
Step 2: Submit the Formatted Manuscript
Sign in to CGPublisher with your CGScholar account information. Submit the revised file via the Documents tab on your Works page. The CGRN Journal Publishing Team will review your revisions. Further changes will be requested if the style and formatting requirements are not met.
Frequently Asked Questions | Style
Frequently Asked Questions | Formatting
How do I put my manuscript into the template? Copy and paste your manuscript into the CGRN Article Template and abide by the Microsoft Word Styles in the document. Specific details, such as the size of the headers, block quotation formatting, and figure and table formatting, are provided in the template text. The CGRN Journal Publishing Team will fill in all extraneous information (e.g., journal heading, received date, accepted date, etc.) during Phase 5 | Copy Editing.
What are the formatting requirements for tables and figures? All tables and figures should be no more than 5.4 inches wide. Tables in landscape mode are not accepted. All images should be clear and in focus. You will be asked to replace low-quality images.
Do I have to include the “Informed Consent” section? If your study involved participants, you must include the “Informed Consent” section in your manuscript. All manuscripts must comply with the Informed Consent for Human and Animal Rights statement. This applies to the use of data, surveys, interviews, and photographs, especially in the case of students in the classroom. If participants have not granted permission for photographs of them to be published, you must block out their faces or remove the photographs.
Should my manuscript still be anonymized? All author information should be provided in this phase. Please provide the information as requested in the CGRN Article Template. Please note that all authors must have CGScholar accounts.
Can I provide more details in the “About the Authors” section? Please only provide the information requested. Any additional information will be removed during Phase 5 | Copy Editing. We highly suggest filling out your CGScholar profile with any additional information. We encourage all authors to add their ORCID ID to their CGScholar profile to help maximize the visibility of this article on the web.