Checklist for preparing the submission

As part of the submission process, please check that your manuscript meets all the requirements in the list below.

• The submitted manuscript has not been previously published and is not under review by another journal.
• The text meets the stylistic and bibliographic requirements described in the section for Authors.
• The manuscript is in word format.
• The text is written in 1.5 line spacing and 12 point font size. All illustrations, figures and tables are in the appropriate section of the text and not at the end of the document.
• Where available, the DOI identifier of the literature cited is given.
• If you and your co-authors have an ORCID, this has been provided in your affiliation. If you do not already have an identifier, you can create an ORCID identifier, registration takes just a few minutes.
• The journal's publication ethics policy has been reviewed and complied with.

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