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Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  • The manuscript complies with the journal’s publication ethics policies, copyright requirements, and submission guidelines.
  • All potential conflicts of interest (financial, professional, personal, or institutional) that could influence the research or its interpretation have been fully disclosed.
  • All sources of funding, sponsorship, or financial support related to the research have been clearly acknowledged in the manuscript.
  • All listed authors have made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study, data collection, analysis and interpretation, and/or drafting or critically revising the manuscript; have approved the final version; and agree to its submission to the journal.
  • A valid ORCID ID has been provided for all authors listed on the manuscript.
  • All references cited in the manuscript have been verified by the authors for accuracy, authenticity, completeness, and relevance to the research topic. The authors confirm that all cited sources are genuine, retrievable, appropriately support the statements to which they are attributed, and that no fabricated, manipulated, misleading, or unverifiable references have been included in the manuscript.
  • Where available, DOIs, URLs, and other persistent identifiers 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.
  • Where applicable, research involving human participants, personal data, or sensitive information has received approval from an appropriate Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board (IRB), and the approval details are reported in the manuscript.
  • Where applicable, informed consent has been obtained from research participants, and this has been stated in the manuscript.
  • Permission has been obtained for any copyrighted material included in the manuscript, and appropriate acknowledgements have been provided where required.
  • If the manuscript is derived from an unpublished thesis or dissertation, this has been clearly indicated in the “Comments for the Editor” section during submission.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 act on behalf of all co-authors.
  • 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, except under exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the Editor-in-Chief.
  • Authors who request withdrawal of a manuscript after the peer-review process has commenced may be required to cover administrative and review-related costs in accordance with the journal’s withdrawal policy
  • The author(s) confirm that they have read, understood, and agree to comply with the journal’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy. Any use of generative AI tools in the preparation of the manuscript has been fully and appropriately disclosed in accordance with that policy.