Research has its own language in every field.
A journal article in public health presents different expectations from one in computer science, economics, engineering, or literary studies. Terminology, methodological conventions, reference styles, and intended audiences all matter.
Our discipline pages explain how the publishing process may differ by field and what to consider when preparing your work.
Medicine & Health Sciences
Clinical research, public health, biomedical research, health services, and healthcare practice.
- Reporting guidelines matched to study design
- Ethics approval and informed consent
- Trial registration and data sharing statements
Engineering & Technology
Electrical, mechanical, civil, industrial, and multidisciplinary engineering research.
- Technical figures and schematics
- Methods and experimental reporting
- Units, quantities, and notation
Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, data science, information systems, software engineering, and computational research.
- Conferences as primary venues
- Double-blind anonymization
- Reproducibility and artifacts
Business & Economics
Management, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, marketing, and organizational studies.
- Theoretical framing and contribution
- Empirical methods and identification
- Alternative specifications and sensitivity
Social Sciences
Psychology, sociology, communication, political science, and related disciplines.
- Research design clarity
- Conceptual definitions and measurement
- Method-specific reporting standards
Education
Educational research, learning sciences, pedagogy, assessment, and higher education.
- Contextual reporting
- Methodology and its rationale
- Ethics with students and institutions
Natural & Environmental Sciences
Biology, chemistry, environmental studies, earth sciences, and interdisciplinary research.
- Methods detail and replication
- Figures, images, and maps
- Data reporting and repositories
Humanities & Arts
History, languages, literature, philosophy, cultural studies, and related scholarly work.
- Argument structure and thesis
- Engagement with scholarship
- Source handling and citation
Across every field, the same questions come first
- 1What does the manuscript contribute, and who needs to read it?
- 2Which reporting conventions, style guide, and ethics statements apply to this kind of study?
- 3Which journals publish this article type for this audience, and what do they require?
- 4What stands between the current draft and submission, or resubmission?
Working across fields, or between them?
Interdisciplinary work raises its own questions about audience and journal fit. Tell us where the manuscript sits and we’ll start there.