Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
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.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Articles
Section default policyCopyright Notice
By submitting this manuscript, the authors confirm that:
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Originality: The work submitted is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere in any form.
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Copyright Transfer / License Grant: Upon acceptance for publication, the authors agree to transfer the copyright of this article to the journal, or to grant the journal a publishing license according to its policies. This includes the right to reproduce, distribute, and communicate the article in any medium or format.
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Permissions: The authors have obtained written permission for all copyrighted materials (including figures, tables, and images) reproduced in the manuscript and have appropriately credited the original sources.
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Authorship Confirmation: All listed authors have made substantial contributions to the work, have approved the final version of the manuscript, and agree to its submission.
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No Conflict of Rights: The submission does not violate any existing copyright, intellectual property, or contractual obligations.
By completing the submission process, the authors acknowledge and accept this Copyright Notice.
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