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  1. Relevance. Is it relevant to your journal?
  2. Usefulness and generalizability. Will it be useful to your readership? Are the results generalizable, or is it just a report that applies to only one institution?
  3. Novelty. Does it make a novel contribution to knowledge, or is it a ‘me too’ paper?
  4. Good science. Is it methodologically sound? Does it include a robust literature review?
  5. Clarity and conciseness. Our journals are transdisciplinary, so all the readers of your journal should be able to understand and benefit from this potential contribution.