I'm preparing to submit a research article to PLOS Medicine. Can you outline the three main stages of the submission process? Additionally, what specific statements or disclosures are required for a full submission regarding data, funding, and potential conflicts of interest?
Navigate to 'https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/'. Scroll down the page to locate the 'Publish with PLOS' section. Click on the 'Submission Instructions' link (ID 291 or similar) within the 'Publish with PLOS' section. Identify the three main stages of the submission process from the 'Easy Submission' section. Click on the 'Preparing a Full Submission' link (ID 63 or similar) from the left-hand navigation menu. Identify the specific statements or disclosures required for a full submission related to data, funding, and competing interests. Synthesize all gathered information to answer the task.
The agent successfully navigates to the 'Submission Instructions' page. The agent identifies the three main stages of the submission process as 'Initial submission', 'Editorial evaluation', and 'Full submission'. The agent successfully navigates to the 'Preparing a Full Submission' page. The agent states that a 'Data availability statement' is required for a full submission. The agent states that a 'Funding disclosure statement' is required for a full submission. The agent states that a 'Competing interest statement' is required for a full submission.