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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

  • All potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial) have been fully disclosed.
  • All sources of funding and financial support have been clearly acknowledged.
  • Where available, DOIs and URLs for cited references have been provided and verified.
  • A Data Availability Statement has been included in the manuscript, specifying whether data are publicly available, deposited in a recognized repository, or available upon reasonable request.
  • The manuscript complies with the journal’s publication ethics policies, copyright requirements, and formatting guidelines.
  • All listed authors have made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the research, data analysis and interpretation, and drafting or critically revising the manuscript; have approved the final version; and agree to its submission to the journal.
  • It is understood that after acceptance of the manuscript, no changes to authorship will be permitted, including the addition or removal of authors, changes in the order of authors, redesignation of the corresponding author, or modifications to authors’ institutional affiliations.
  • Authors who withdraw the manuscript after the peer-review process has commenced are responsible for covering administrative review costs (USD 200).
  • If the manuscript is derived from an unpublished thesis or dissertation, this has been clearly indicated in the “Comments for the Editor” section during submission.
  • All correspondence regarding submitted manuscripts is conducted exclusively through the journal’s online submission system and only with the designated corresponding author, who is authorized to submit the manuscript on behalf of all co-authors.
  • The author(s) confirm that they have read, understood, and agree to adhere to the journal’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy.