Ensure Your Manuscript is Ready for Submission with Free Preflight Checks

Posted on 2024-06-22

Dear Author,

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Intercultural Communication’s submissions are now powered by Preflight by Cactus Communications. This innovative tool ensures your manuscript meets our journal’s standards for technical compliance and language quality.

How It Works:

  1. Upload Your Manuscript: Submit your manuscript in .doc/.docx/.pdf format to evaluate it against 24 technical compliance and 6 language quality checks.
  2. Receive a Free Report: In under 2 minutes, get a submission readiness report detailing all technical and language checks performed.
  3. Optional Edited File: For $29, download an edited manuscript with recommendations, including unlimited rechecks for 30 days.

What We Check:

Language Checks

  • Inclusive Language
  • Plain Language Summary
  • Grammar
  • Mechanics And Style
  • Readability
  • Vocabulary

Technical Checks

Counts

·       Abstract Length

·       Manuscript Length

·       Title Length

·       Use Of Brand Names

·       Use Of Copyrighted Methods

References

·       Age of References

·       No Citations In Abstract

·       Number Of References

·       Reference Citations

·       Use Of Self-Citation

Disclosures

·       Author Contributions Statement

·       Conflict Of Interest Statement

·       Data Access Statement

·       Ethics Statement

·       Funding Statement

Metadata

·       Corresponding Author's Email Address

·       List Of Contributing Authors

·       List Of Keywords

·       Word Count

 

Figures And Tables

·       Figure And Table Citations

·       Figure Legends

·       Table Legends

Structure

·       Manuscript Structure

·       Structured Abstract

 

 

Take advantage of this powerful tool to ensure your manuscript is ready for submission.

For checking and  Submission click here

Best regards,

Dr Rohaan
Editor Research Integrity Team