By submitting a manuscript to the journal, the author declares that:

• The submitted manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and the data included correspond to real data.
• The manuscript will not be submitted to another journal while it is under review. If accepted by the journal, it may not be submitted to or published in another journal, book, or other print or digital medium, unless the appropriate formal permissions are requested from and granted by the journal.
• The manuscript is not a “revised” version of another previously published article. Although new works may be based on data from a previous article by the same author, the journal only publishes entirely new and original works. Therefore, the manuscript must not reproduce the same wording, retain the same format, or constitute a translation of another article.
• The manuscript does not use images, tables, figures, screenshots, or other materials protected by copyright, for example, screenshots from company websites or movie videos. If such materials are used, the authors are responsible for obtaining written permission for publication and for including copyright information in the figure title or caption.

For example:

Figure 1. [Figure title]. (© [Copyright year], taken from [Source from which the image was obtained]. Used with permission).

Care should also be taken when a figure has been adapted from another copyrighted figure, as permission may be required. In such cases, the following should be indicated in the figure title or caption:

Figure 1. [Figure title]. (Adapted from [Source from which the image was obtained]).

Additionally, if any registered trademark is mentioned in the manuscript, it must be properly attributed to its owner, the ® symbol must be used when appropriate, or the necessary permissions for its use must be obtained.

Once the manuscript has been accepted, the authors must complete the sworn declaration available at the following link:

Sworn Declaration