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.
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
Authorship & Consent: I confirm that all listed authors meet the journal’s authorship criteria, have reviewed the final version, and approve this submission.
Originality & Responsibility: All authors agree to the submission and accept full responsibility for the content of the work.
License Agreement: I have read and agree to the terms of the License Agreement. I understand the work will be published under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Ethical and Malpractice Statement: This submission complies with the journal's Ethical and Malpractice Statement. Ethical approval (if applicable) is documented within the manuscript.
Data Availability: I have reviewed the Data Availability Statement and confirmed that a corresponding statement is included in the manuscript.
Conflict of Interest: A Conflict of Interest statement is included in the manuscript.
AI Disclosure: Any use of AI tools has been disclosed in the manuscript in accordance with journal guidelines.
Funding: All sources of funding and grant numbers are acknowledged in the manuscript.
Author Guidelines
Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.
Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.
An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
