Authorship/Contributorship Criteria

The journal follows the authorship recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

All listed authors must have:

• Made substantial contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the study
• Participated in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically
• Approved the final version of the manuscript
• Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work

Authors are required to describe their individual contributions at the time of submission. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all eligible contributors are included as authors and that no inappropriate authorship practices, such as guest, honorary, or ghost authorship, occur. Changes to authorship after submission require written consent from all authors and approval from the Editor.