Important Notice for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers

Effective from Volume 16 onwards, updated journal template—including the Acknowledgement sections (Author Contributions [CRediT Statement], Funding Statement, Declaration of Competing Interest, Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies, Ethical Statement, and Data Availability Statement)—is fully implemented.

All new submissions intended for Volume 16 and subsequent issues must strictly comply with these updated guidelines.