Guides

Publishing with ARC

This section provides practical instructions for authors, reviewers, and editors working with ARC journals. Each journal may maintain additional discipline-specific requirements within this framework.

Choose your guide

Practical guidance for every role.

Each journal may maintain additional discipline-specific requirements within this framework.

Author guidelines

Responsibilities, manuscript types, required files, formatting, structure and submission rules.

Double-blind review

APA (latest edition)

Microsoft Word (.docx)

Reviewer guide

Reviewer responsibilities, assignment rules, recognition and how to apply.

14-day reviews

Minimum two reviewers

Voluntary role

Editor guide

Editorial roles, independence, workflow, confidentiality and ethical oversight.

Independent decisions

COPE procedures

Double-blind workflow

Publishing policies

Twelve policies covering peer review, AI use, ethics, data, corrections, complaints and open access.

AI disclosure

Appeals within 30 days

Fully open access

Interested in reviewing or editing?

Read the reviewer and editor guides, then register your interest.