Consent to Participate/Consent to Publish:
Authors should note that:

  1. Study participant names (and other personally identifiable information) must be removed from all text/figures/tables/images.
  2. The use of colored bars/shapes or blurring to obscure the eyes/facial region of study participants is not an acceptable means of anonymization. For articles that include information or images that could lead to identification of a study participant, in the Methods section must include a statement that confirms informed consent was obtained to publish the information/image(s) in an online open access publication.