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English editing:

To facilitate peer-reviewing duty and understanding of your manuscript by future readers, it is necessary to submit a grammatically correct English. In case you are not fluent in English, we recommend that authors professionally edit the manuscript by a native English-speaking colleague. More information can be read under the  English Editing Guidelines for Authors.

Suggesting Reviewers

During the submission process, authors are encouraged to list three names of potential reviewers with the appropriate expertise to review the manuscript. The editors will not necessarily approach these referees. Please provide detailed contact information (address, homepage, phone, e-mail address). Proposed reviewers should be from different institutions to the authors. You may identify appropriate Editorial Board members of the journal as potential reviewers.

Data availability statements

All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated during the study.