About the Authors

Marian Elaine Reven

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

marian.reven@hsc.wvu.edu

Affiliations School of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce

Esther Joy Bowles

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Kelly Ablard

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce, Biology Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, United States of America

Marilyn Peppers-Citizen

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce, Yoga Therapy Department, Maryland University of Integrative Health, Laurel, Maryland, United States of America

Amanda May-Fitzgerald

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce, Independent Contractor, Vista, California, United States of America

Denise Joswiak

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce, Essential Health, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States of America

Bethany Unger

Contributed equally to this work with: Marian Elaine Reven, Esther Joy Bowles, Kelly Ablard, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, Amanda May-Fitzgerald, Denise Joswiak, Bethany Unger

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ARQAT | Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce, The Modern Guild of Wellness, New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Membership on the board of ARQAT. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.