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Author Instructions

2.3.3.3 Availability of Data and Materials
In order to maintain the integrity, transparency and reproducibility of research records, authors should include this section
in their manuscripts, detailing where the data supporting their findings can be found. Data can be deposited into data
repositories or published as supplementary information in the journal. Authors who cannot share their data should state
that the data will not be shared and explain it. If a manuscript does not involve such issue, please state “Not applicable.” in
this section.

2.3.3.4 Financial Support and Sponsorship
All sources of funding for the study reported should be declared. The role of the funding body in the experiment design,
collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and writing of the manuscript should be declared. Any relevant grant numbers
and the link of funder’s website should be provided if any. If the study is not involved with this issue, state “None.” in this
section.

2.3.3.5 Conflicts of Interest
Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the
representation or interpretation of reported research results. If there are no conflicts of interest, please state “All authors
declared that there are no conflicts of interest.” in this section. Some authors may be bound by confidentiality agreements.
In such cases, in place of itemized disclosures, we will require authors to state “All authors declare that they are bound by
confidentiality agreements that prevent them from disclosing their conflicts of interest in this work.”. If authors are unsure
whether conflicts of interest exist, please refer to the “Conflicts of Interest” of IR Editorial Policies for a full explanation.

2.3.3.6 Consent for Publication
Manuscripts containing individual details, images or videos, must obtain consent for publication from that person, or in
the case of children, their parents or legal guardians. If the person has died, consent for publication must be obtained from
the next of kin of the participant. Manuscripts must include a statement that written informed consent for publication was
obtained. Authors do not have to submit such content accompanying the manuscript. However, these documents must be
available if requested. If the manuscript does not involve this issue, state “Not applicable.” in this section.

2.3.3.7 Copyright
Authors retain the copyright of their works through a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that clearly
states how readers can copy, distribute, and use their attributed research, free of charge. A declaration “© The Author(s)
2022.” will be added to each article. Authors are required to sign a License to Publish before formal publication.

2.3.3.8 References
References should be numbered in order of appearance at the end of manuscripts. In the text, reference numbers should be
placed in square brackets and the corresponding references are cited thereafter. List all authors when the number of authors
is less than or equal to six, if there are more than six authors, only the first three authors’ names should be listed, other
authors’ names should be omitted and replaced with “et al.”. The journal’s name should be required to be italicized and
the journal references should have corresponding DOI numbers. Information from manuscripts accepted but not published
should be cited in the text as “Unpublished material” with written permission from the source. Journal names should be
abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
References should be described as follows, depending on the types of works:
Types Examples
Journal articles by Cao MS, Pan LX, Gao YF, et al. Neural network ensemble-based parameter sensitivity analysis in
individual authors civil engineering systems. Neural Comput Applic 2017;28:1583-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-015-2132-4]
Organization as author Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in
participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension 2002;40:679-86. [DOI: 10.1161/01.
hyp.0000035706.28494.09]
Both personal authors and Vallancien G, Emberton M, Harving N, van Moorselaar RJ; Alf-One Study Group. Sexual dysfunction
organization as author in 1,274 European men suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms. J Urol 2003;169:2257-61. [DOI:
10.1097/01.ju.0000067940.76090.73]
Journal articles not in Mao X, Ding YK. Sentiment feature analysis and harmonic sense evaluation of images. J Electronic
English 2001;29:23-7. (in Chinese)
Journal articles ahead of Cong Y, Gu CJ, Zhang T, Gao YJ. Underwater Robot Sensing Technology: A Survey. Fundamental
print Res 2021; Epub ahead of print [DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2021.03.002]
Books Gaydon AG, Wolfhard HG. Flames. 2nd ed. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd.; 1960. pp. 10-20.
Book chapters Goel AK, Fitzgerald T, Parashar P. Analogy and metareasoning: Cognitive strategies for robot
learning. In: Lawless WF, Mittu R, Sofge DA, Editors. Human-Machine Shared Contexts. Academic
Press; 2020. pp. 23-44.

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