Submissions

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 submitted manuscript has not been published previously in any language and is not currently under consideration by another journal.
• The text is formatted in single spacing and uses italics where appropriate, rather than underlining. Figures and tables are embedded within the text at relevant locations, rather than compiled at the end of the document.
• All tables and figures are properly cited in the text and are positioned following the reference section.
• The manuscript file is in Microsoft Word document format and adheres strictly to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
• The manuscript is written in English and has been carefully reviewed for grammatical accuracy, clarity, and overall readability.
• The article submission form has been completed accurately. The order of authors listed in the submission system must exactly correspond to that in the manuscript file.
• All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication.