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1. Have the approval and/or consent of the relevant regulatory authority and ethics committee (if applicable).
2. The data used has been checked for accuracy.
3. Materials have been cited and permission has been obtained (for reproduced materials) where applicable. No plagiarism has been involved in the submission of their work.
4. The article has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication/consideration.
5. All those who qualify as authors have been listed during the submission of the article. 
6. Any conflict of interest (scientific or financial) is declared in the article.

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, or PDF file format.
  • The text uses a 12-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 APA Guidelines.
  • Materials have been cited and permission has been obtained where applicable. No plagiarism has been involved in the submission of this work.