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Choosing the right journal is an important step before preparing and submitting a manuscript. A suitable journal should match the manuscript's subject area, article type, intended readership, research methods, ethical requirements, publishing model, and author expectations. Careful journal selection can help authors submit their work to a journal where it can be reviewed appropriately, published responsibly, discovered effectively, and read by the scholarly community most relevant to the research.

This page provides practical guidance for authors who are considering submission to a CorayNova journal. Authors should review both CorayNova's publisher-level resources and the relevant journal page on the CorayNova Journals Platform before submission. Where journal-specific requirements are stated, they provide the authoritative guidance for that journal.

· Start with the Journal's Aims and Scope

The journal's Aims and Scope should be the first point of reference. Authors should consider whether the manuscript's topic, research question, methods, evidence, theoretical perspective, article type, and contribution fit the journal's stated scholarly focus.

Authors may begin by reviewing the CorayNova Journals page and then visiting individual journal pages on the CorayNova Journals Platform. A manuscript should not be submitted simply because its title, keywords, or broad subject area appear related to a journal name. The connection between the manuscript and the journal's scope should be clear and substantive.

· Check the Target Readership

Authors should consider whether the manuscript is written for the readers served by the journal. Depending on the journal, the intended readership may include disciplinary specialists, interdisciplinary researchers, methodologists, educators, policy communities, practitioners, or a wider scholarly audience.

A strong submission should make its contribution understandable to the journal's readership. For manuscripts focused on a particular country, region, institution, community, dataset, professional setting, or case, authors should explain the broader scholarly relevance of the work and how it contributes beyond the immediate setting.

· Confirm the Accepted Article Types

CorayNova journals may consider different forms of scholarly contribution. However, not every journal accepts every article type. Authors should check whether the selected journal accepts the manuscript type they intend to submit, and whether that article type has specific requirements for structure, length, review process, APC treatment, or licensing.

What to Check	Why It Matters
Article type	Confirm whether the journal accepts the intended format, such as Original Research Article, Review Article, Case Study, Data Paper, Policy Analysis, Commentary, or other scholarly contribution.
Manuscript structure	Different article types may require different abstracts, sections, word limits, figures, tables, data statements, or supplementary files.
Review process	Some article types may undergo external peer review, while others may be handled through editorial assessment, depending on the journal's policy.
Fees and licensing	APCs, waivers, discounts, licensing, or copyright terms may vary by article type or journal.

· Consider Methods, Evidence, and Scholarly Contribution

Journal fit depends not only on topic, but also on the manuscript's methods, evidence, argument, and contribution. Authors should consider whether the journal is an appropriate venue for the type of research design, data, analysis, and scholarly discussion presented in the manuscript.

Local, regional, single-country, single-institution, case-based, practice-based, or dataset-specific studies may be appropriate for a journal when the manuscript clearly explains its wider scholarly relevance. Authors should make this broader relevance explicit in the abstract, introduction, discussion, and cover letter where appropriate.

· Consider Metrics or Indicators Responsibly

Journal metrics or indicators, where available and relevant, can provide useful context for authors. They should not be used in isolation. A responsible journal selection decision should consider metrics or indicators together with the journal's aims and scope, target readership, article types, peer review process, publication policies, discoverability information, and the manuscript's scholarly contribution.

Responsible selection principle: Metrics should be considered together with scope, readership, editorial process, and scholarly fit.

· Review the Peer Review and Editorial Process

Before submission, authors should understand how the manuscript will be assessed. Journal pages should explain the peer review model, editorial screening process, reviewer involvement, revision process, decision-making responsibility, and any article-type-specific review arrangements.

Authors should also note that peer review and publication timelines can vary depending on manuscript complexity, reviewer availability, revision needs, editorial checks, and production requirements.

At the publisher level, CorayNova encourages each journal to provide clear timeline information supported by sufficient operational data, where available, so that authors can make informed submission decisions. Journal-specific timeline information, when published, should be read together with the journal's scope, article types, peer review model, editorial process, and author guidelines.

· Check Ethics, Data, Reporting, AI, and Prior Dissemination Requirements

Authors should review the journal's requirements for research ethics approval, informed consent, competing interests, funding statements, data availability, code or protocol sharing, image integrity, reporting guidelines, AI use, and prior dissemination such as preprints, conference papers, working papers, reports, or theses.

If the manuscript involves human participants, animals, personal data, sensitive communities, confidential information, clinical or fieldwork settings, or third-party materials, authors should confirm that the necessary approvals, permissions, statements, and supporting documents are available before submission.

· Consider Open Access, APCs, Licensing, and Author Rights

Authors should understand how the journal publishes articles, whether any article processing charges or other fees apply, whether waivers, discounts, or refunds are available, and what copyright, licensing, and self-archiving terms will govern the published work.

CorayNova encourages best practices in open access transparency, author rights, licensing clarity, and fee disclosure at the publisher level. However, the specific policies and implementation details for APCs, waivers, refunds, copyright, licensing, and self-archiving may differ by journal. Authors should therefore review the relevant journal policy page before submission, together with CorayNova's publisher-level open access and copyright policies.

· Assess Visibility, Discoverability, and Article Information

Authors may consider how published articles are identified, accessed, cited, linked, preserved, and discovered. Useful information may include article landing pages, DOIs, citation metadata, ORCID information where available, reference linking, archiving arrangements, indexing information where applicable, and the transparency of journal policies.

Indexing and database coverage should be checked carefully and should not be assumed. Journal pages should distinguish clearly between current indexing, applications in progress, technical discoverability, and broader visibility efforts.

· Consider Timelines and Author Support

Authors should consider whether the journal provides clear information about submission checks, editorial assessment, peer review, revision, production, proofing, publication, and support routes. A transparent process helps authors plan responsibly and understand what to expect.

For questions about journal fit, submission preparation, editorial communication, manuscript status, author guidance, or journal scope, authors may contact the Editorial Office at editorial@coraynova.com.

· Journal Selection Checklist

Before submitting, authors are encouraged to review the following checklist. The checklist is a practical guide and does not replace the journal-specific author guidelines or publisher-level policies.

Before submission, confirm that:

1. I have reviewed the journal's Aims and Scope.

2. I have considered whether the manuscript is written for the journal's target readership.

3. I have confirmed that the journal accepts the manuscript's article type.

4. I have considered whether the methods, evidence, and scholarly contribution fit the journal.

5. I have considered metrics or indicators together with the journal's scope and readership.

6. I have reviewed the journal's peer review and editorial process.

7. I have checked ethics, data, reporting, AI, and prior dissemination requirements.

8. I have reviewed APCs, waivers, licensing, copyright, and self-archiving terms.

9. I have checked discoverability information, DOI/metadata information, and any indexing statements where available.

10. I know how to contact the journal or CorayNova if I am unsure.

· When You Are Unsure

If authors are unsure whether a CorayNova journal is appropriate for their manuscript, they should review the journal page, check recently published articles where available, and compare the manuscript against the journal's scope, readership, article types, review process, and policy requirements.

Authors may also contact CorayNova through the Feedback page, use the internal discussion function on the CorayNova Journals Platform where available, or contact the relevant office below. The full contact options are provided here so authors can select the route that best matches the nature of their enquiry.

Contact Purpose	Email Address	Recommended Use
General Enquiries	info@coraynova.com	General enquiries, institutional notices, cooperation enquiries, and matters not specific to a single journal or department.
Editorial Office	editorial@coraynova.com	Questions related to submissions, peer review, editorial communication, manuscript status, author guidance, and journal scope enquiries.
Technical Support	support@coraynova.com	Technical issues related to the CorayNova website, the CorayNova Journals Platform, account access, submission system use, and journal platform support.
Marketing & Communications	marketing@coraynova.com	Journal promotion, media enquiries, conference notices, publicity cooperation, and communications-related matters.
Executive Office	executive@coraynova.com	Institutional cooperation, executive-level communication, and formal matters requiring attention from CorayNova's leadership office.

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