Declarations and Statements

Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal must include the following declarations and statements in the manuscript, just before the references.

Ethical Approval: Authors must declare whether their research involved human participants, animals, or biological material, and confirm that the study was approved by an appropriate ethics committee. The name of the committee and the approval/reference number/date should be provided.
Example: "This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of [Institution], approval number [XXX]." Please see "Publication Ethics" section for details.

Informed Consent: For studies involving human participants, a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained from all participants (or their legal guardians) must be included. If applicable, provide details of consent for publication.
Example: "Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study." Please see "Statement of Informed Consent" section for details.

Conflict of Interest: All authors are required to disclose any financial or non-financial interests that could be perceived as influencing the research outcomes or interpretations. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state:
Example: "The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest."

Funding Statement: Authors must acknowledge all sources of funding for the study and clearly state if no funding was received. This includes any grant numbers, the name of the funding body, and the role they played in the research process.
Example: "This work was supported by [Funding Agency] under Grant number [XXX]."

Data Availability Statement: Authors should provide a statement regarding the availability of data supporting their findings, including where the data can be accessed, or state if the data is not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
Example: "The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request."

Trial Registration (for clinical trials): For manuscripts reporting clinical trials, authors must include details of trial registration (e.g., trial registry name, registration number, and URL) in compliance with international guidelines.
Example: "This study was registered at [Registry Name] under registration number [XXX]."

Author Contributions: A detailed description of each author’s contributions to the manuscript should be provided to ensure accountability. Common contribution categories include conceptualization, methodology, data analysis, writing, and supervision. Every individual listed as an author must meet the authorship criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE - www.icmje.org). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following four criteria:

1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work
2. Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content
3. Final approval of the version to be published
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Example: "[Author 1] contributed to the conceptualization and design of the study. [Author 2] performed the data analysis. [Author 3] wrote the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript."