Authorship

Authorship is limited to individuals who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the research and manuscript preparation. All authors must have contributed to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the study, participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript, approved the final version, and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work. Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately. The journal encourages authors to specify individual contributions at submission. Guest, honorary, or ghost authorship is not permitted.