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Author Instructions

           2.3.3 Back Matter
           2.3.3.1 Acknowledgments
           Anyone who contributed towards the article but does not meet the criteria for authorship, including those who provided
           professional writing services or materials, should be acknowledged. Authors should obtain permission to acknowledge
           from all those mentioned in the Acknowledgments section. This section is not added if the author does not have anyone to
           acknowledge.
           2.3.3.2 Authors’ Contributions
           Each author is expected to have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition,
           analysis, or interpretation of data, or the creation of new software used in the work, or have drafted the work or substantively
           revised it.
           Please use Surname and Initial of Forename to refer to an author’s contribution. For example: made substantial contributions
           to conception and design of the study and performed data analysis and interpretation: Salas H, Castaneda WV; performed
           data acquisition, as well as provided administrative, technical, and material support: Castillo N, Young V.
           If an article is single-authored, please include “The author contributed solely to the article.” in this section.
           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 OAE Editorial Policies for a full explanation.

           2.3.3.6 Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate
           Research involving human subjects, human material or human data must be performed in accordance with the Declaration
           of Helsinki and approved by an appropriate ethics committee. An informed consent to participate in the study should also
           be obtained from participants, or their parents or legal guardians for children under 16. A statement detailing the name of
           the ethics committee (including the reference number where appropriate) and the informed consent obtained must appear
           in the manuscripts reporting such research.
           Studies involving animals and cell lines must include a statement on ethical approval. More information is available at
           Editorial Policies.
           If the manuscript does not involve such issue, please state “Not applicable.” in this section.
           2.3.3.7 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 a 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.

           2.3.3.8 Copyright
           Authors retain 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)
           2024.” will be added to each article. Authors are required to sign License to Publish before formal publication.
           2.3.3.9 References
           References should be numbered in order of appearance at the end of manuscripts. In the text, reference numbers should be

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