Submission checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s file compliance with all the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is submitted to another journal for consideration.
2. The article header provides the title of the manuscript, the full names of all authors, their ORCID numbers, affiliations and e-mail addresses.
3. The volume of the abstract do not exceed 150 words or 1000 characters (with spaces).
4. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
5. The text is double-spaced; 12 point font; italics or bold is employed if necessary; all illustrations, figures, and tables are places within the text at the appropriate part of the text, rather than at the end.
6. The manuscript has page and line numbers (it is obligatory).
7. URLs and/or DOI numbers for the references have been provided (if exists).
8. The manuscript file was saved in PDF format.