Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm that their submission complies with all of the following requirements.
- This submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal.
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
- All tables and figures have been properly numbered and labelled.
- The manuscript adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets, figures, and other materials provided with this submission.
- All submissions are screened for plagiarism using plagiarism detection software.
Funding Disclosure Policy
To ensure transparency and accountability in scholarly publishing, all authors are required to disclose research funding information.
Mandatory Funding Statement
Authors must disclose all sources of financial support for the research in a dedicated Funding Statement section within the manuscript.
No Funding Declaration
If the research received no external funding, authors must explicitly state this within the manuscript.
Author Responsibility
Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all funding information provided.
Funding Statement Format
- With funding: “This research was funded by [Funder Name], Grant Number [XXXX].”
- Multiple funders: “This work was supported by [Funder 1] (Grant No. XXXX) and [Funder 2] (Grant No. YYYY).”
- No funding: “This research received no external funding.”
Article Submission Policy
Articles submitted to the journal undergo editorial evaluation and peer review before publication. Only original and unpublished manuscripts that are not under consideration elsewhere will be considered for publication.
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