Authorship Statement

Authorship is both a privilege and a responsibility for all the writers of a submitted paper, and they must therefore adhere to a very high level of research ethics and integrity. This journal conforms to the following definition of who must be included as an author of a paper based on the definition of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) of who qualifies to be included as an author:

• Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;
• Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
• Final approval of the version to be published.
• Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

The following works alone do not qualify as part of an authorship:

• Funding acquisition for research or funding used to transport researchers.
• General supervision of a research group or general administrative support for a project
• Photo-editing, writing assistance, technical editing, language editing, and proofreading do not qualify as authorship.