Q: What is the difference between ‘Institution’ and ‘Affiliation’ in a journal submission form?

Answer:

In journal submission forms, Institution refers to the specific university, company, or organization you belong to, while Affiliation describes your formal association with that organization. Usually, the Institution is the parent organization (e.g., "Harvard University"), and the Affiliation includes your specific department (e.g., "Department of Biology")   This distinction is made

1. In case the research was done via an organization different from one’s present organization (for whatever reason)

1. 1. To allow the journal editor to identify peer reviewers that do not have the same affiliation, in order to avoid a conflict of interest

What to enter under "Institutition"

In the Institution field, you should enter the name of your present university or organization, where you are studying or working, as the case may be. As you mentioned ‘company,’ in case you are working in a corporate organization (in an industry job), you need to mention the name of this organization.

What to enter under "Affiliation"

For the Affiliation field, you should enter the name of your department in your university/organization, and if space permits, you may include the section name too. In which case, you need to first include the section name and then the department name with a comma separating the two, like this: [Name of Section], [Name of Department]

For more on affiliations, you may find the following previous queries of interest.

• How should I get my affiliation verified on Ringgold?
• How should I list multiple affiliations in my paper?
• How should I mention my previous and current affiliations?

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