Authors are asked to check whether the submitted manuscript meets the following criteria. Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s editorial requirements may be rejected.

☒ I declare that the submitted article is the sole and original work of the authors listed in the manuscript and that no person whose contribution to the preparation of the text was insignificant is listed as an author.

☒ I declare that, from the date on which the submitted article is accepted for publication, I grant Civitas, free of charge and for an unlimited period, a worldwide licence to reproduce, distribute, and sublicense the article, in whole or in part, in any form, including electronic form, effective upon acceptance for publication.

☒ I declare that the article files have been prepared in accordance with the journal’s editorial requirements and contain no information — in the text, title, or file name — that would make it possible to identify the author.

☒ The text has been formatted in accordance with the guidelines for authors concerning style and the preparation of bibliographic references.

Declaration on the use of AI

In the editorial system, when submitting an article for publication, authors will be asked to make one of the following two declarations:

☒ Generative artificial intelligence and/or AI-assisted technologies WERE USED in the preparation of the text, and detailed information about their use has been included in the article (in accordance with the journal’s policy on the use of AI tools).

☒ Generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies WERE NOT USED in the preparation of the text.