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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined below.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
  • Patient Consent has been obtained, where required.
  • Approval by a Ethics Commission has been obtained, where applicable.
  • The Authors have produced a Title Page with Authors Information.
  • The Authors have produced an Anonymous Version of the Article.
  • The Title Page includes the following Declarations: 

        Ethics approval and consent to participate
        Consent for publication / Patient Consent
        Availability of data and materials 
        Competing interests
        Funding
        Authors' contributions (identify a selection of the following contributions: Formal analysis, Software, Writing– original draft.  Data curation, Writing– original draft.  Data curation,  Conceptualization: Methodology, Writing– review & editing. Validation,

        Acknowledgments 
        Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

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Authors retain the copyright for all articles they opt to publish in open access. Authors grant the and its publisher an exclusive license to publish the article, and the article is made available under the terms of a Creative Commons user license. 

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