Submissions

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.