The journal will consider the following article types:
Research Articles
Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide a thorough analysis of the results of the project. Systematic reviews may be submitted as research articles.
Reviews
A review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.
Abstract
The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-contained, citation-free, and should not exceed 300 words.
Special Issues
A Special Issue is a collection of articles that concentrates on a hot topical research area. These issues provide a venue for research on emerging areas, highlight important subdisciplines, or describe new cross-disciplinary applications.
All co-authors have read and agreed on the current version of this manuscript.
I have the email addresses of all co-authors of the manuscript.
I confirm the main manuscript file is in Microsoft Word format with the tables and figures integrated in the manuscript body.
I have all additional electronic files of supplementary materials (e.g. datasets, images, audio, video) ready.
I am aware that an ORCID is required for the corresponding author before the article can be published (if accepted). The ORCID should be added via your user account.
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the concept, design, execution or interpretation of the work reported in a manuscript; others who have contributed should be acknowledged.
Author order should be agreed on by all authors as should any changes in authors and order that occur while the manuscript is under review or revision.
Authors and co-authors should review and ensure the accuracy and validity of results prior to submission; co-authors should have the opportunity to review the manuscript before submission.
Statements and declarations
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Please describe any of the authors' potential conflicts of interest, such as financial interests, affiliations, or personal interests or beliefs, that could be perceived to affect the objectivity or neutrality of the manuscript.
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Please describe where the underlying data supporting the results of your study can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study.
Please enter the Data Availability Statement
Please describe how this study was funded, naming each financially supporting body followed by any associated grant numbers in square brackets.
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Submission instructions
Conflicts of Interest
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for coauthors declaring their interests.
Data Availability
This statement should describe how readers can access the data supporting the conclusions of the study and clearly outline the reasons why unavailable data cannot be released.
Funding Statement
Authors must state how the research and publication of their article was funded, by naming financially supporting body(s) (written out in full) followed by associated grant number(s) in square brackets (if applicable). For example: "This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the National Science Foundation [grant number zzzz]; and a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant".If the research did not receive specific funding, but was performed as part of the employment of the authors, please name this employer.
If the funder was involved in the manuscript writing, editing, approval, or decision to publish, please declare this.
