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Taylor & Francis submission requirements

Taylor & Francis (T&F) and its Routledge imprint publish over 2,700 journals across all major disciplines, including social sciences (Applied Linguistics, British Journal of Educational Studies), humanities (Journal of Modern History), sciences (Molecular Physics), and engineering (International Journal of Production Research). Citation styles vary by journal family. T&F journals increasingly require ethics statements, data availability declarations, and open access compliance. Their submission portal (Manuscript Central/ScholarOne) has specific file formatting requirements. Our checker validates T&F manuscript conventions.

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Ethics declarations

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Data availability

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Figure format

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Author declarations

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Running head

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Author declarations

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Data availability

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Ethics statement

Ethics approval for human or animal research.

File formatting

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Frequently asked questions

Each T&F journal's 'Instructions for Authors' page specifies the required citation style. Many T&F social science journals use APA. Humanities and some science journals may use Chicago or a discipline-specific style. The journal's website is the definitive source.

Yes: Taylor & Francis offers Open Select (hybrid OA for individual articles) and publishes fully open access journals. They have Read & Publish agreements with many institutions. Authors can check their Routledge and T&F portals for APC pricing.