Guideline word limit: 3 000 words (excluding abstract and bibliography)

Research articles should describe the background and objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of an original research study. The article should contain the following sections:

• structured abstract,
• introduction inclusive the objectives (the introduction section should include a succinct review of the literature)
• methods,
• results,
• discussion, and
• conclusion.

Research papers may include a total of six figures or tables (any combination) and between 10 to 25 references.

Make a new submission to the Research section.