Reference list

The section of the manuscript dedicated to bibliographic references must be titled *References* without exception. Each entry must include the four essential elements: the author's last name and initials (who), the date of publication (when), the title of the work (what), and the source of publication (where). All references must be formatted in accordance with the APA 7th edition citation style, or by following the guidelines published on the official APA blog: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog . The list must be organized in alphabetical order and formatted with a hanging indent.

It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that all sources cited in the main body of the manuscript are included in the final reference list, with no omissions or unnecessary additions. If automatic citation and reference generation tools have been used (whether integrated into the word processor or external platforms), it is strongly recommended to carefully review the accuracy of the entries and convert them to editable text to ensure correctness and compatibility.