Pre-Submission Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm their compliance with the following items:
- Have the editorial policies and guidelines for publication been read?
- Is the study unique and not under evaluation for publication in another journal?
- Has the text been written and formatted according to the Author Guidelines?
- Have all authors provided their registration details, including institutional affiliation, email addresses, and ORCID numbers?
- Is the declaration of consent, signed by all authors, available to be attached to the submission?
- Has the authors' contribution been added to the declaration of consent following the principles established by CRedit (https://credit.niso.org)?
- Is the approval certification issued by the Ethical Committee on Animal Use or by the Human Research Ethics Committee available to be attached to the submission?
Authors should be aware that if their paper is approved for publication, they will be responsible for translating and proofreading the text into proper English language.