| 1. Peer interactive communication and technical support |
The acknowledgement statement is about a person or organization for advising and supporting during the research process and the reporting of the study as a manuscript. This category represents specific suggestions and technical and analysis support in research, such as study design, providing help in the use of laboratory tools and space, and sample preparation. Moreover, it includes discussions, comments, and assessments on the study, report, and manuscript, including reviewing, editing, proofreading, and linguistic support. |
| 2. Declaration |
The declaration statement relates to conflicts of interest, access to unpublished data, and copyright as well as the authority of a person or organization. It also relates to ethics approval and consent with permission to publish the data and manuscript. This category involves moral support and privacy concerns as well as declarations of lack of funding. |
| 3. Presentation |
The statement of presentation states whether a portion of the work, including an abstract, poster, or oral presentation, was presented at a conference, proceeding, or seminar. |
| 4. Financial |
This acknowledges any grants or scholarships received by the researcher from external or internal funding. |
| 5. General acknowledgement |
In this statement, the authors express gratitude to persons or organizations that encouraged them during the study. This acknowledgement is not of specific assistance. |
| 6. General statement |
The general statement presents information not related to a study directly (e.g., information on a person or institute). This is an example of the unclassifiable category. |
