Common use of Representations/Ethics and Disclosure/Sanctions Clause in Contracts

Representations/Ethics and Disclosure/Sanctions. I affirm the Author Representations noted below, and confirm that I have reviewed and complied with the relevant Instructions to Authors, Ethics in Publishing policy, Declarations of Interest disclosure and information for authors from countries affected by sanctions. Please note that some journals may require that all co-authors sign and submit Declarations of Interest disclosure forms. I am also aware of the publisher’s policies with respect to retractions and withdrawal (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). For further information see the publishing ethics page at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/publishing-ethics and the journal home page. For further information on sanctions, see ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/trade-sanctions. • The Article I have submitted to the journal for review is original, has been written by the stated authors and has not been previously published. • The Article was not submitted for review to another journal while under review by this journal and will not be submitted to any other journal. • The Article and the Supplemental Materials do not infringe any copyright, violate any other intellectual property, privacy or other rights of any person or entity, or contain any libellous or other unlawful matter. • I have obtained written permission from copyright owners for any excerpts from copyrighted works that are included and have credited the sources in the Article or the Supplemental Materials. • Except as expressly set out in this Journal Publishing Agreement, the Article is not subject to any prior rights or licenses • If I and/or any of my co-authors reside in Iran, Cuba or Syria the Article has been prepared in a personal, academic or research capacity and not as an official representative or otherwise on behalf of the relevant government or institution. • If I am using any personal details or images of patients, research subjects or other individuals, I have obtained all consents required by applicable law and complied with the publisher’s policies relating to the use of such images or personal information. See ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/patient-consent for further information. • Any software contained in the Supplemental Materials is free from viruses, contaminants or worms. • If the Article or any of the Supplemental Materials were prepared jointly with other authors, I have informed the co-author(s) of the terms of this Journal Publishing Agreement and that I am signing on their behalf as their agent, and I am authorized to do so. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the country or state of the Copyright Owner (“the Governing State”), without regard to conflict of law principles, and the parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Governing State. For information on the publisher’s copyright and access policies, please see ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/copyright.

Representations/Ethics and Disclosure/Sanctions. I affirm Each author affirms the Author Representations noted set out below, and confirm confirms that I they have reviewed and complied with the relevant Instructions to Authors, Ethics in Publishing policy, and Declarations of Interest disclosure and information for authors from countries affected by sanctions. Please note that some journals may require that all co-authors sign and submit Declarations of Interest disclosure forms. I am Each author is also aware of the publisher’s policies with respect to retractions and withdrawal (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/ourpolicies-business/policiesand-standards/article-withdrawal). For further information see the publishing ethics page at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/publishing-ethics /publishingethics and the journal home page. For further information on sanctions, see ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/trade-sanctions. • The Article I have submitted to the journal for review is original, has been written by the stated authors and has not been previously published. • The Article was not submitted for review to another journal while under review by this journal and will not be submitted to any other journal. • The Article and Article, the Supplemental Materials and the Research Data do not infringe any copyright, violate any other intellectual property, privacy or other rights of any person or entity, or contain any libellous libelous or other unlawful matter. • I All necessary written permissions have been obtained written permission from the copyright owners for of any excerpts from copyrighted works that are included and have credited the sources in the Article or Article, the Supplemental Materials, and/or the Research Data, and all such third parties have been correctly and appropriately credited. • Except as expressly set out in this Journal Publishing Agreement, the stated author(s) are the legal and beneficial owners of the rights assigned herein and the Article is not subject to any prior rights or licenses which conflict with the terms of this Journal Publishing Agreement. • If I and/or Each author confirms that they are not identified as a Specially Designated National (“SDN”) and if any of my co-the authors reside in Russia, Belarus, Iran, Cuba or Syria Syria, the Article has been prepared in a personal, academic or research capacity and not as an official representative or otherwise on behalf of the relevant government or institution. • If I am using any personal details or images of patients, research subjects or other individualsindividuals have been used, I have obtained all written and fully informed consents required by applicable law have been obtained and evidence of such consents has been retained, and the authors have complied with the Owner’s and/or the publisher’s policies relating to the use of such images or personal informationmaterials. See ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/patient-consent /patientphotographs for further information. • Any software contained in the Supplemental Materials and/or the Research Data is free from viruses, contaminants or worms. • If the Article or Article, any of the Supplemental Materials and/or the Research Data, were prepared jointly with other authors, I (as corresponding author) have informed the all co-author(s) of the terms of this Journal Publishing Agreement and that I am signing on have duly obtained their behalf authorization to sign this Journal Publishing Agreement as their agent, and I am authorized to do so. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the country or state of the Copyright Owner (“the Governing State”), without regard to conflict of law principles, and the parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Governing State. For information on the publisher’s copyright and access policies, please see ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/copyright.

Representations/Ethics and Disclosure/Sanctions. I affirm the Author Representations noted below, and confirm that I have reviewed and complied with the relevant Instructions to Authors, Ethics in Publishing policy, Declarations of Interest disclosure and information for authors from countries affected by sanctionssanctions (Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Burma, Syria, or Crimea). Please note that some journals may require that all co-authors sign and submit Declarations of Interest disclosure forms. I am also aware of the publisher’s policies with respect to retractions and withdrawal (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal/authors). For further information see the publishing ethics page at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/articles/our-business/policies/publishing-ethics introduction and the journal home page. For further information on sanctionsinformation, see ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/trade-sanctions/reviewers. • The Article I have submitted to the journal for review is original, has been written by the stated authors and has not been previously published. • The Article was not submitted for review to another journal while under review by this journal and will not be submitted to any other journal. • The Article and the Supplemental Materials do not infringe any copyright, violate any other intellectual property, privacy or other rights of any person or entity, or contain any libellous or other unlawful matter. • I have obtained written permission from copyright owners for any excerpts from copyrighted works that are included and have credited the sources in the Article or the Supplemental Materials. • Except as expressly set out in this Journal Publishing Agreement, the Article is not subject to any prior rights or licenses and, if my or any of my co- authors’ institution has a policy that might restrict my ability to grant the rights required by this Journal Publishing Agreement (taking into account the Author Rights permitted hereunder, including Internal Institutional Use), a written waiver of that policy has been obtained • If I and/or any of my co-authors reside in Iran, Cuba Cuba, Sudan, Burma, Syria, or Syria Crimea, the Article has been prepared in a personal, academic or research capacity and not as an official representative or otherwise on behalf of the relevant government or institution. institution • If I am using any personal details or images of patients, research subjects or other individuals, I have obtained all consents required by applicable law and complied with the publisher’s policies relating to the use of such images or personal information. See ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/about/our-business/policies/patient-consent for further information. information • Any software contained in the Supplemental Materials is free from viruses, contaminants or worms. worms • If the Article or any of the Supplemental Materials were prepared jointly with other authors, I have informed the co-author(s) of the terms of this Journal Publishing Agreement and that I am signing on their behalf as their agent, and I am authorized to do so. so This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the country or state of the Copyright Owner (“the Governing State”), without regard to conflict of law principles, and the parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Governing State. For information on the publisher’s copyright and access policies, please see ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/authors The manuscript of an Article that has been accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during submission, peer review, and editor-author communications. The Accepted Manuscript should not be added to or enhanced in any way to appear more like, or to substitute for, the Published Journal Article. The Accepted Manuscript should include a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI and should bear a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.▇▇▇/copyright.