Submission standards for ReCoDD

1. Overview

The Community and Sustainable Development Journal (ReCoDD) publishes original scientific articles on the social, economic, environmental, institutional and community dynamics of sustainable development.

Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished, rigorous, well structured and consistent with the principles of research integrity. They may be written in French or in English.

2. Types of manuscripts accepted

• Original research articles;
• Case studies;
• Review articles or literature reviews;
• Research notes;
• Critical analyses;
• Scholarly book reviews.

3. Recommended article structure

Each manuscript should be presented clearly and in an orderly manner. The following structure is recommended:

1. Full title of the article;
2. Surname and first name of each author;
3. Institutional affiliation of each author;
4. Email address of the corresponding author;
5. Abstract in French (résumé);
6. Abstract in English;
7. Keywords in French (mots-clés);
8. Keywords in English;
9. Introduction;
10. Theoretical framework or literature review;
11. Methodology;
12. Results;
13. Discussion;
14. Conclusion;
15. References;
16. Appendices, if necessary.

6. References

References must be presented consistently and completely. Authors must cite all the sources used and avoid any form of plagiarism.

Citations and the reference list follow APA style (7th edition), applied consistently throughout the manuscript. The DOIs of cited references are given where they exist.

7. Tables, figures and illustrations

• Tables must be numbered and have a title;
• Figures, maps, graphs and images must be legible;
• Each illustration must state its source;
• Authors must hold the necessary rights for any image used;
• Tables and figures must be referred to in the text.

8. Research ethics

Authors must ensure that their manuscript complies with the rules of research ethics, in particular originality, honesty in the presentation of data, acknowledgement of sources, protection of the people involved in the research and declaration of conflicts of interest.

• Plagiarism is strictly prohibited;
• Fabrication or falsification of data is prohibited;
• Simultaneous submission to several journals is not accepted;
• Conflicts of interest must be declared;
• The actual contribution of each author must be acknowledged.

9. Manuscript review

Articles submitted to ReCoDD undergo a preliminary editorial check, followed by scientific peer review on a double-blind basis.

1. Receipt of the manuscript;
2. Check of compliance with the journal’s standards;
3. Originality check;
4. Transmission to reviewers;
5. Reviewers’ comments sent to the authors;
6. Revision of the manuscript, if necessary;
7. Final editorial decision;
8. Layout and publication.

10. DOI and scientific visibility

Every published article receives a Crossref DOI with the prefix 10.66405. This identifier ensures better traceability, stable citation and greater visibility in academic search engines.

Authors are encouraged to provide complete information: affiliations, ORCID iD if available, correspondence email address, abstract, keywords and references.

11. Publication fee

The publication fee is set at 100 USD per accepted article. It is payable only after final acceptance: submission and peer review are free of charge. No payment guarantees the acceptance of a manuscript.

Acceptance of an article depends solely on its scientific quality, its originality, its compliance with the journal’s standards and the opinion of the editorial board.

12. Copyright and licence

Authors retain the copyright of their article. By submitting it, they agree to its publication in open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Anyone may then read, share and adapt the article for non-commercial purposes, provided that the authors, the journal and the DOI are cited. Details are given in the open access policy.

13. Submitting the manuscript

Authors upload their manuscript (Word file) through the online submission form (in French), or send it by email to admin@leseditionsuac.com, with complete author information (affiliations, ORCID iD if available) and, if possible, a statement of originality. Submissions in English are welcome.