Submission Checklist

Authors must complete and verify the following items within the electronic submission system prior to finalization. Incomplete submissions will be automatically rejected at the desk-review stage.

Section	Requirements Tracker
Anonymization	[ ] All author names, affiliations, and acknowledgements have been removed from the main manuscript file.[ ] File metadata properties have been cleared of identifying author info.
Files to Upload	[ ] Title Page: Separated from the main body text.[ ] Main Manuscript File: Includes abstract, keywords, body, and references.[ ] Supplementary Files: Tables, figures, and datasets (where applicable).
Formatting	[ ] References conform strictly to APA 7th Edition guidelines.[ ] Active DOIs are included for all applicable references.[ ] Continuous line numbers are activated across the entire document.
Declarations	[ ] Statement of competing financial or non-financial interests included.[ ] Funding sources explicitly declared (or explicit statement of no funding).[ ] Institutional Ethics Committee approval number included (for human subject data).