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Discover final, peer-reviewed articles that may, at the editors' discretion, be published before assignment to a specific volume and issue.
Online First is an optional publication pathway that reduces delay while preserving the journal's full editorial and production requirements.
The manuscript successfully completes editorial and peer-review evaluation.
The article receives final editorial acceptance after completing peer review and all required revisions.
An eligible final article may, at the editors' discretion, be published Online First after DOI registration and activation and may then be cited immediately. A temporary DOI-pending label is used only in exceptional technical circumstances.
The existing article record is updated with its volume, issue, and final pagination or article identifier, where applicable. The DOI and original first-publication date remain unchanged.
Online First articles are final, peer-reviewed articles that have completed editorial acceptance, copyediting, author proofing, production, licensing, metadata verification, DOI preparation, and final publication checks before assignment to a specific volume and issue. DOI registration and activation are normally completed before public release; any temporary DOI-pending status is limited to exceptional technical circumstances and is identified transparently. Online First publication is optional and is used at the editors' discretion.
Each Online First article normally has an active Digital Object Identifier (DOI), allowing it to be cited immediately. We recommend using the following citation structure: Author(s), Article Title, Journal Name, Year, and DOI. If DOI activation is exceptionally pending, the stable article URL may be used temporarily until the DOI becomes active.
When an Online First article is assigned to a complete scheduled issue, its existing publication record is updated with the final bibliographic information, including the volume, issue, and pagination or article identifier. Its DOI and original first-publication date remain unchanged, and issue assignment does not constitute a new publication.
Only bibliographic details required for issue assignment are added routinely. Substantive post-publication changes are handled through the journal's correction, retraction, and version-control procedures and are not made silently.
Regular issues are released as complete issues. Online First does not create a publicly open or progressively populated regular issue.
Final, peer-reviewed, and published articles made available before assignment to a complete scheduled issue. Each card displays the article title, authors, original first-publication date, DOI or transparent DOI status, pagination or article-identifier status, available full text, and article landing page.
There are currently no Online First articles in this collection. Eligible final articles may appear here at the editors' discretion after completing peer review, final acceptance, copyediting, author proofing, production, licensing, metadata verification, DOI registration and activation, and final publication checks.
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