To facilitate the review process, authors must indicate suitable key words for their manuscripts to identify the primary Topic Areas their manuscripts address, and the Methodological Areas they utilize.

To streamline the online submission process, review and select the appropriate key words from the Topic and Methodological Areas below so you have them ready to include on the form to be completed with your New Manuscript Submission in the Author Center. Before classifying your manuscript, you might want to review the areas of expertise provided by key words for DSJ's Editorial Team of Associate Editors and Review Board members. Authors may also provide additional key words to assist the Editorial Team in selecting appropriate reviewers.

DSJ's major Topic Areas are listed below in alphabetical order. For specific subtopics, click on the major Topic Areas of interest. Interdisciplinary manuscripts should be classified by more than one topic area.

You must select at least one (1) and no more than five (5) areas that describe your manuscript, and you must rank the selections from 1 (high) to 5 (low).

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DSJ's Methodological Areas are listed below in alphabetical order. As DSJ encourages a range of diverse research methodologies, you must identify at least one (1) and no more than three (3) methodological areas that represent the research methods used in your manuscript. Again, you must rank the selections from 1 (high) to 3 (low).

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