Authorship Declaration

Authorship of a manuscript should reflect only the substantial participation of those who have directly and fully contributed to the development of the study. An author is considered to be any person who has participated in one or more of the following stages:

1. Conception and design of the study, data acquisition, or analysis and interpretation of results,
2. Writing of the manuscript or critical revision of its intellectual content; and
3. Final approval of the version to be submitted for publication.

At the end of the article, an authorship contribution statement may be included, describing the specific participation of each author in the preparation of the manuscript. This information aims to ensure transparency and individual responsibility in scientific production.

For each submitted manuscript, authors must clearly indicate who participated in each of the following activities:

1. Study conception and design.
2. Data acquisition.
3. Data analysis and interpretation.
4. Manuscript writing.
5. Critical revision of the intellectual content.
6. Statistical analysis.
7. Administrative, technical, or material support.
8. General supervision of the study.