Q: What does the journal mean by Brief Communications articles should be directed to the Editor?
I was trying to submit my article through the online submission system and I saw this instruction: "Authors should submit inquiries for submission of Brief Communications directly to the Editor." Does this mean that there is a special template for short communication articles and I have to send an email to the editor and he will send me that?
Possibly, the journal has a different system for Brief Communications articles. I think it would be best to write to the Editor saying that you wish to submit a Brief Communications article. Mention that you came across this instruction on the online submission system and hence you would like to know if there is any special procedure for submitting Brief Communications articles. Also, to generate the interest of the Editor, it would be a good idea to introduce your article briefly: what it is about and how you think the target audience of the journal might benefit from it.
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