Policies on Funding and Acknowledgements

Funding Policy

All authors of the journal must declare any funding received to carry out their research. Declaring funding sources acknowledges the contributions of funders, meets funding requirements, and promotes greater transparency in the research process.

Each author must individually declare all sources of funding received for the research submitted to the journal. This information includes the names of the funding bodies, grant numbers, and a description of the role of each funder. If the funder played no role in the research, this must also be indicated.

Authors are not required to provide a complete list of every grant that supports them if the grant is not related to the published research.

Funding Statement

A Funding Statement is included in the metadata of each published article. The Funding Statement contains the funding information declared by the authors.

Inaccurate funding information discovered after publication may require a correction.

Acknowledgements Policy

In the “Acknowledgements” section of a submission to the journal, authors may recognise individuals whose contributions did not meet the criteria for authorship but significantly influenced the study.