REQUIRED STATEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE TITLE PAGE

 

Authors must include the following specific statements in the corresponding file.

 

1) Open Science Practices Statement

The authors must state:

a) Pre-Registration Statement: Indicate whether the study was pre-registered before data collection. If pre-registration was carried out, they must provide the link to the registration (e.g., OSF, AsPredicted) and its DOI or registration code.

b) Sample Statement: The manuscript must specify how the sample size was calculated, whether any data were excluded and, if so, the criteria used for their exclusion; furthermore, the sociodemographic characteristics of the samples must be exhaustively described.

c) Data Availability Statement: The location of the data used in the study must be provided. If the data are available in an open or restricted repository, the direct link and the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or access code must be provided. If the data are not publicly available, an explicit justification for this restriction must be offered.

d) Materials and Code Availability Statement: It must be indicated whether the research materials (e.g., questionnaires, protocols) and/or the analytical code or scripts used are available. If so, the link to the repository will be provided. If they are not publicly available, an explicit justification for this restriction must be offered.

 

2) Ethics and Institutional Approval Statement

     It must be confirmed that the research protocol was reviewed and approved by an accredited Research Ethics Committee (REC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB), indicating the full name of the committee and the assigned approval number. Additionally, it must be confirmed that all procedures adhered to relevant international ethical standards, such as the Declaration of Helsinki.

 

3) Informed Consent and/or Assent

     The authors must state that written Informed Consent was obtained from all human participants or their legal representatives. In cases involving minors or vulnerable populations, the obtaining of Informed Assent must also be specified, if applicable. The information included in such procedures must be specified.

 

4) Funding Statement

     All sources of financial support that contributed to the research (grants, subsidies, institutions) must be exhaustively described, including their identification numbers. In the event that no specific external funding was received, it must be expressly declared.

 

5) Conflict of Interest Statement

     Authors are obliged to disclose any potential conflict of interest (financial, personal, or professional) that could be perceived as influencing the results or interpretations of the work. If no conflict of this nature exists, it must be explicitly declared.

 

6) Author Contributions

     Each author must be assigned the specific roles played in the research using the CRediT Taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). The description must detail the roles of each person (e.g., Conceptualization, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft, Supervision, etc.).

 

7) Statement on the Use of AI or Automated Tools

     If AI tools, chatbots, or LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) have been used in any phase of the manuscript (writing, analysis, translation, or coding), the tool used, the specific task for which it was employed, and confirmation that the product was reviewed and supervised by human authors must be made explicit.