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Before submitting a manuscript to The International Journal on Human–Machine Communication, authors must ensure that the manuscript meets the journal’s academic, ethical, and technical requirements. The following checklist should be completed before submission.

Submission Checklist

Authors must confirm that:

  1. The manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under review by another journal.

  2. The manuscript is written in clear academic English.

  3. The topic is relevant to human–machine communication, including human interaction with artificial intelligence, robots, conversational agents, cyber-physical systems, or related intelligent technologies.

  4. The manuscript follows the journal template and formatting guidelines.

  5. The title is concise, informative, and reflects the main focus of the study.

  6. The abstract clearly presents the background, objective, research design, key findings, and contribution of the study.

  7. The manuscript includes 3–6 relevant keywords.

  8. The introduction explains the research background, gap, objective, novelty, and contribution.

  9. The literature review includes relevant theories and previous studies.

  10. The research design, data sources, instruments, data collection procedures, and data analysis techniques are clearly described.

  11. The results and discussion are presented systematically and supported by relevant evidence.

  12. The conclusion summarizes the main findings, contribution, limitations, and future research directions.

  13. All tables and figures are numbered, titled, and cited in the text.

  14. All citations and references follow APA 7th edition style.

  15. Every in-text citation appears in the reference list, and every reference is cited in the manuscript.

  16. The manuscript has been checked for grammar, spelling, clarity, and consistency.

  17. The manuscript has been checked for plagiarism or excessive similarity.

  18. Ethical approval, informed consent, and data protection statements are included where applicable.

  19. The use of artificial intelligence tools is disclosed when relevant.

  20. Funding sources and conflicts of interest are clearly stated.

Required Files

Authors are expected to prepare the following files before submission:

  1. Manuscript file in Microsoft Word format.

  2. Title page containing author names, affiliations, email addresses, and ORCID IDs where available.

  3. Main manuscript file prepared according to the journal template.

  4. Supplementary files, datasets, instruments, or appendices where necessary.

  5. Ethical approval document where required.

  6. Permission letters for copyrighted figures, tables, images, or other materials where applicable.

Author Information

Authors must provide complete and accurate author information, including full name, institutional affiliation, email address, and ORCID ID where available. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors have approved the final manuscript and agreed to the submission.

Ethical Confirmation

Authors must confirm that the research has been conducted responsibly and ethically. Studies involving human participants, user interaction data, digital communication records, artificial intelligence systems, robots, conversational agents, or cyber-physical technologies must follow appropriate ethical standards related to consent, privacy, confidentiality, and responsible data use.

Final Check Before Submission

Before uploading the manuscript, authors should carefully review the file to ensure that the content is complete, the formatting is consistent, the references are accurate, and all required statements are included. Manuscripts that do not follow the journal’s requirements may be returned to the authors for correction before entering the review process.