SUBMISSION PREPARATION CHECKLIST
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:
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Originality: The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
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Formatting: The manuscript is prepared in English, using Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format, 12pt Times New Roman font, and 1.5 line spacing.
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Anonymization: The submission file has been anonymized; all author names and institutional affiliations have been removed to ensure a double-blind peer review.
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Author Guidelines: The submission meets all the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
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Citations & References: All references strictly follow the APA 7th Edition style and include active DOI links where available.
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Permissions: Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets, and copyrighted instruments provided with this submission.
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Ethics & Plagiarism: The study includes a statement of Ethics Committee Approval (if applicable), and the authors confirm that the manuscript’s similarity index does not exceed 20%.