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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.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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Copyright Notice

By submitting a manuscript to this publication, authors agree to the following terms regarding copyright and licensing:

  • Copyright Retention: Authors retain full copyright of their work and grant the publication right of first publication.

  • Open Access License: The work is simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This allows others to freely share, copy, and adapt the work, provided they properly acknowledge the original authorship and its initial publication in this venue.

  • Non-Exclusive Distribution: Authors are permitted and encouraged to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., posting it to an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this venue.

  • Self-Archiving: Authors are permitted to post their submitted work online (e.g., in institutional repositories, pre-print servers, or on personal websites) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges and greater citation of published work.

  • Originality and Permissions: The author warrants that the submission is entirely original and that they hold the authority to grant these rights. Furthermore, the author confirms that they have obtained all necessary written permissions for any third-party materials (such as images, figures, or lengthy quotations) included in the manuscript.

  • No Plagiarism: The author confirms that the manuscript does not infringe upon any existing copyright or other third-party rights and is free from plagiarism.

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