Authorship Criteria

Ethical authorship, transparent contributions, and shared accountability in scholarly publishing and community engagement.

The author(s) hereby declare and warrant that the submitted manuscript is an original work authored by the stated author(s) and has not been previously published. The manuscript does not contain any unlawful, defamatory, or otherwise improper statements, nor does it violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party. The author(s) further affirm that they hold the exclusive copyright to the manuscript, free from any third-party claims or rights. In addition, the author(s) confirm that all necessary written permissions have been obtained for the use, quotation, or reproduction of materials from other sources, where applicable.