Chapter Submission Instructions

Authors have been provided with formatting instructions and Word Document Template aid in the formatting process.

• Key Style Points for Book Chapter Formatting

• Manuscript Template for Book Chapter (Empirical Research, Literature Review and View Points)

• Manuscript Template for Teaching Case Study Book Chapter (Use this for teaching case studies)

• Springer Basic Author Referencing

Required:

• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'

• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa

• Author Profiles after the List of References

• A competing interest's statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare

• Number of Words: 5,000 to 9,000 words overall (which equals 10 to 18 pages in the Springer Template).

Submission of Manuscript Should include:

• Chapter Title, Subtitle (if needed), Authors, Affiliation, keywords

• All figures (include relevant captions)

• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)

• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided

• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print

• Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)

• Supplemental files (where applicable)

• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)