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.

• I declare that the submitted manuscript is the author(s)’ original work.
• I declare that the submitted manuscript has not been published elsewhere.
• I declare that the submitted manuscript is not in the publishing process elsewhere.
• I will actively participate in the peer review process.
• I will actively participate in the editing process.
• I will correct mistakes and errors in the manuscript.
• I declare that the author(s) stated in the manuscript significantly contributes to the manuscript making.
• I declare that all the data in the manuscripts is real and original.
• I declare that no conflicts of interest occur regarding the manuscript preparation and publication.
• I disclose the source of funding for the research and manuscript preparation.
• I will report any errors found in the published manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief.
• The submitted file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
• Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
• The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the author guidelines.