Author Submission Instructions
Thank you for your interest in submitting a manuscript to Higher Learning Research Communications (HLRC). Please review the following requirements and instructions carefully before beginning your submission.
Materials and Information Required
• Complete contact information for every author, including the primary, contributing, and corresponding authors • An ORCID iD for every author • A cover letter explaining how the manuscript aligns with the journal’s focus and contributes to existing knowledge in the field; the letter must also disclose any conflicts of interest and any use of artificial intelligence • The complete manuscript, including all images, tables, and figures; accepted file formats include Microsoft Word, RTF, PDF, JPEG, GIF, EPS, TIFF, Excel, and PowerPoint • The abstract • The full article title • A shortened title for the running head • Keywords • Relevant classifications, subject areas, or disciplines • The submission type, such as an original study, editorial, or case study • Contact information for a suggested reviewer
Manuscripts must be submitted through Editorial Manager, available at https://www2.cloud.editorialmanager.com/hlrc/default2.aspx. The system provides on-screen prompts throughout the process; the steps below offer a general overview.
Before Your First Submission
If you are a first-time user, create an Editorial Manager account and complete your profile with your name, contact information, affiliate institution, and ORCID iD.
How to Submit a Manuscript
- Log in to Editorial Manager using your author account.
- Select Submit New Manuscript.
- Select the appropriate article type.
- Connect your ORCID iD to your account.
- Upload your cover letter, manuscript, and all related files.
- Identify your geographic region of origin.
- Select the classifications that best represent the manuscript’s subject area.
- Enter the contact information for a suggested reviewer. Select the disk icon in the upper-left corner to save the reviewer’s information.
- Complete the Author Questionnaire. Your responses constitute the Author Agreement, confirm your acceptance of the journal policies, and verify the accuracy of the statements provided.
- Enter any additional comments for the editorial office.
- Review all manuscript information extracted from your manuscript and cover letter. You MUST verify and correct this information because, if the manuscript is accepted, these details will be used to populate the final publication.
- Confirm that the article title, shortened title, and abstract are complete and accurate.
- Add keywords that accurately reflect the manuscript’s topic.
- Add every coauthor (or contributors) and verify each author’s information. Select the disk icon in the upper-left corner to save each author’s details.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to build and review the submission PDF. Note: You must view the submission before you can select “I Accept.” Continue through all confirmation screens until Editorial Manager displays a message confirming that the manuscript has been submitted successfully.
By submitting the manuscript to the journal, you represent and warrant that the information provided in the Author Questionnaire is true.
Each manuscript submitted will undergo the journal's editorial process. The journal is not under any obligation to publish the manuscript. We will send you notices at the email address associated with your account.
If the journal agrees to publish the manuscript, you grant to Walden University an exclusive, perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use, display, reproduce, disseminate, adapt, modify, annotate, archive, publish, distribute and perform the article for any purpose determined by Walden University including promotions and advertising. This grant extends to all traditional, digital, and electronic media.
This is subject to generous personal-use exceptions and attribution and usage policies, as described in the journal policies.
