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Please note that we change submission system as of September 1 2025. Log in with ORCiD to make a submission.

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.

  • PAYMENT OF APC
    Upon acceptance of the manuscript, the author(s) agrees to pay the publication fee (Article Processing Charge, APC) or is entitled to an exception, discount or waiver according to our Publication fees.
  • AUTHORIZED SUBMISSION
    As the submitting author, I warrant that I am authorized by all co-authors to submit this version of the manuscript and to be their spokesperson during the review process and beyond.
  • NOT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
    The authors warrant that the submission – or a very similar version - has not been previously published, nor is under consideration for another journal.
  • COPYRIGHT
    The authors warrant that the submitted manuscript is original, and neither it nor any illustration or supplementary material, or any part thereof, are in any way in violation of any existing original or derivative copyright.
  • CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
    The authors have clearly stated any potential conflicts of interest in the manuscript.
  • UN’s DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
    The authors hereby confirm that they agree with UN’s Declaration of Human Rights.
  • SUBMISSION FORMAT
    The authors warrant that the submission is complete and in accordance with author guidelines and submission instructions.
  • LANGUAGE
    • A native English-speaking medical professional has written OR thoroughly edited the text. The authors are aware that any extensive language editing required after acceptance of the article might incur an extra fee.