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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.

Copyright Notice

The copyright of any article is retained by the author(s).

Authors agree that their articles will be published in the open access under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

The publication of the article has been approved by all authors and the responsible bodies of the institutions where the research was performed.

The authors have authorized one of their co-authors to act on their behalf and to be the corresponding author, responsible for correspondence with the editorial team of the journal.

The authors grant any third party the right to freely use the article, provided that the authors are indicated and the citation is properly formatted.

Privacy Statement

The editorial board uses personal information of authors, reviewers, editors and other persons registered on the journal website only for checking, reviewing and/or publishing articles and does not transfer it to any other party (person).
The editorial board recognizes that all materials sent to the journal are the private and confidential property of the authors.
Reviewing of original author manuscripts is carried out confidentially, since the authors entrust the editorial board with the results of their scientific work and creative efforts, on which their reputation and further scientific career may depend.
To avoid causing harm to authors or reviewers through premature disclosure of any information from the original manuscript, all participants in the editorial process are prohibited from sharing with third parties during the preparation of the article for publication any details of the content of the article (in whole or in any part), data on the status in the review process, comments and suggestions of reviewers, interim or final review results.
Reviewers should refrain from using any ideas of the authors before the publication of the article.
Any requests from third parties for the use or transfer of original manuscripts submitted for publication in the journal will be rejected by the editorial board.
Responsible editors should emphasize that reviewers should keep manuscripts, related materials and all details of the review confidential and not transfer them to third parties.
The editorial board ensures the confidentiality of the names and affiliations of reviewers during the double-blind review process and after publication of the manuscript.
The editorial board does not retain copies of rejected manuscripts. Reviewer comments may not be published or made public in any other way without the permission of the reviewer, author, and editor-in-chief.