<b>Basic but Frequently Overlooked Issues in Manuscript Submissions: Tips from an Editor’s Perspective</b>

This essay summarizes fundamental yet often overlooked issues in manuscripts submitted (and rejected) and offers insights from an experienced editor’s perspective. These issues include basic requirements (alignment with a journal’s themes, aims, scope, writing format, and required files) and more complex considerations. It highlights the importance of following key areas: demonstrating novelty and contribution, integrating overarching theories, designing multiple studies with multi-source validation, ensuring methodological rigor, and crafting compelling narratives from findings.