Submission Process

Before submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

• The manuscript has not been previously published in a peer-reviewed journal and is not under consideration elsewhere.
• If the manuscript has been posted as a preprint, this has been disclosed to the editorial office.
• All authors have approved the submission and agree to its publication under the journal’s licensing terms (CC BY 4.0).
• The manuscript complies with the journal’s Focus and Scope.
• The manuscript file is submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
• The text adheres to the formatting and bibliographic requirements specified in the Author Guidelines.
• All figures, tables, and illustrations are properly integrated into the manuscript and cited in the text.
• Where available, DOIs or URLs are provided for references.
• A Conflict of Interest statement is included.
• Funding information is clearly stated (if applicable).
• A Data Availability Statement is included (where applicable).
• Any use of artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of the manuscript has been properly disclosed.
• The manuscript has been checked for language quality and clarity.