Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript to Pollution and Diseases, authors are required to confirm that the following conditions have been met:

General Requirements

☐ The manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration by another journal.

☐ The submission fits the focus and scope of Pollution and Diseases.

☐ The article type selected during submission corresponds to one of the journal’s accepted categories:

Manuscript Preparation

☐ The manuscript is written in English and has been checked for clarity, grammar, and academic style.

☐ The manuscript file is submitted in DOCX format.

☐ The manuscript includes the following elements where applicable:

☐ All figures and tables are cited in the text and include appropriate captions.

Metadata and Author Information

☐ All authors have been correctly added to the submission, including:

☐ The corresponding author’s contact information is accurate.

☐ The abstract and keywords have been entered into the submission metadata.

Ethical Declarations

☐ A Conflict of Interest statement has been provided for all authors.
If no conflicts exist, the following statement has been included:

The authors declare no competing interests.

☐ A Funding statement has been included.
If no external funding was received, the following statement has been included:

This research received no external funding.

☐ A Data Availability Statement has been provided (mandatory for all submissions).

Research Ethics (where applicable)

☐ Manuscripts involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data comply with applicable ethical standards and regulations.

☐ Ethical approval and informed consent are stated where required.

References

☐ All references cited in the text appear in the reference list and vice versa.

☐ References are complete and consistently formatted.

Final Confirmation

☐ The authors have read and agree to the journal’s Author Guidelines, Editorial Policies, and Publication Ethics.

☐ The authors agree that the manuscript may undergo peer review in accordance with the journal’s editorial procedures.

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