Instructions for Authors

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Remember to provide information about the following author assertions:

  • Accessibility of your research data: Available / No (explain how others could access the data) / Not applicable. Data refers to raw and/or processed information (quantitative or qualitative) used for the analyses, case studies, and/or descriptive interpretation in the paper. Public data could include data posted to open-access repositories, public archival library collection, or government archive. For data that is available under limited circumstances (e.g., after signing a data sharing agreement), we choose the ‘No’ option and use the comment box to explain how others could access the data.
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  • Conflict of interest: Yes / No. The Conflict of Interest (COI) assertion is made on behalf of all the authors listed for this paper. COIs include: financial involvement in any entity such as honoraria, grants, speaking fees, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, expert testimony, and patents or licenses. COIs can also include non-financial interests such as personal or professional relationships or pre-existing beliefs in the subject matter or materials discussed in this paper.

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