Before submitting a manuscript to The Silk Road Journal on Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage, authors must ensure that the manuscript meets the journal’s academic, ethical, and technical requirements. Authors are encouraged to review the following checklist before completing the online submission process.

Submission Checklist

Authors must confirm that:

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 The manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.

2. The manuscript is written in clear academic English.

3. The manuscript is relevant to sustainable tourism, cultural heritage management, heritage tourism, cultural corridors, community-based tourism, tourism policy, or related fields.

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

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

6. The abstract clearly presents the background, objective, research approach, main 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, concepts, and previous studies.

10. The research design, data sources, participants or informants, data collection procedures, and analytical techniques are clearly described.

11. The results are presented systematically and supported by appropriate evidence.

12. The discussion interprets the findings and relates them to previous studies, theories, sustainability issues, and heritage management practices.

13. The conclusion summarizes the main findings, contribution, limitations, and recommendations for future research.

14. All tables, figures, maps, photographs, and other visual materials are numbered, titled, and cited in the text.

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

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

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

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

19. Ethical approval, informed consent, and cultural permissions are included where applicable.

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

21. All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission.

Required Files

Authors should 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, interview guides, maps, photographs, instruments, or appendices where necessary.

5. Ethical approval document where required.

6. Permission letters for copyrighted or culturally sensitive materials, including images, maps, archival records, community narratives, or heritage documentation.

Author Information

Authors must provide complete and accurate information, including full name, institutional affiliation, email address, and ORCID ID where available. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have contributed appropriately, 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 local communities, cultural heritage sites, oral histories, interviews, traditional knowledge, sacred places, or tourism stakeholders must follow ethical standards related to informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, cultural sensitivity, and community rights.

Authors must also ensure that the use of photographs, maps, cultural records, archival materials, and heritage documentation has received proper permission where required.

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.