Ethical Declaration Form

This form must be completed and signed by all authors and submitted alongside the manuscript. By signing, all authors confirm full compliance with the ethical standards of IJTEG and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This form is required for all submission types.

Section 1

Manuscript Information

Field	Details (please complete)
Manuscript Title
Article Type
Corresponding Author
Number of Authors
Submission Date

Section 2

Originality & Prior Publication

All authors confirm the following statements. Please check each item:

The manuscript is original work entirely authored by the listed authors.
The manuscript has not been previously published in any form (print, digital, or conference proceedings).
The manuscript is not currently under consideration at any other journal or publication.
The manuscript does not contain plagiarised material. All sources are properly cited.
Where previously published material has been incorporated, permission has been obtained from the copyright holder.

Section 3

Authorship & Contribution

All authors confirm the following:

All listed authors have made a significant intellectual contribution to the work (conception, design, data collection, analysis, drafting, or critical revision).
No individual who meets the criteria for authorship has been excluded from the author list.
No individual who does not meet the criteria for authorship has been included in the author list.
All authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript submitted.
All authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, including accuracy and integrity.
The use of AI tools in manuscript preparation (if any) has been disclosed in the manuscript.

Section 4

Research Ethics & Human Subjects

The research was conducted in accordance with applicable ethical principles and national/institutional regulations.
If human subjects or personal data are involved, ethical approval was obtained from the relevant Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee.
IRB/Ethics Committee name and reference number (if applicable):
Informed consent was obtained from all human participants, where required.
Participant confidentiality and anonymity have been protected in the manuscript.
No animal subjects are involved in this research. (If animal research, describe protocols separately.)

Section 5

Data Integrity & Conflicts of Interest

All data presented in the manuscript are accurate and have not been fabricated, falsified, or selectively reported.
Research data are available and can be shared upon reasonable request from the editor.
All potential conflicts of interest (financial, personal, or professional) have been disclosed in the manuscript.
Conflict of interest statement (write "None" if no conflicts):
All funding sources have been acknowledged in the manuscript.
Funding information (write "None" if no external funding):

Section 6

Author Declaration & Signatures

Declaration: By signing below, each author confirms that all statements in this Ethical Declaration Form are true and accurate to the best of their knowledge. Each author understands that any breach of the above declarations constitutes research misconduct and may result in manuscript rejection, retraction, and notification to the authors' institutions. Each author agrees to cooperate fully with any investigation into alleged misconduct.

Author Name	Affiliation	ORCID iD	Date	Signature

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