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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. 

  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration. 
  • 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 numbered and labelled. 
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. 
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission. 

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. 
  • Author Responsibility: 
    Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all funding information provided. 

Funding Statement Format (Required) 

Authors should use one of the following formats: 

  • 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.” 

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