Journal Policy Announcement

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

• Manuscripts submitted for consideration for publication in the journal must not have been previously published and must not be under consideration for publication in any other journal or academic publication.

• Submitted manuscripts must not contain any form of plagiarism, whether of the authors’ own work or that of others, and all sources must be properly and completely cited.

• Authors must not fabricate or falsify data in reporting research results.

• Authors must strictly adhere to ethical standards regarding authorship. All individuals listed as authors must have made significant contributions to the research, and no person who has made a substantial contribution to the research should be omitted from the article.

• In the case of multiple authors, all authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission to the journal for consideration of publication.