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Advertising Policy

AQCH may accept advertisements that are relevant to the interests of its readers and the journal’s scientific scope. The journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of editorial independence, integrity, and transparency in all advertising activities.

 

Advertising Principles

 

  • Advertisements must be legal, ethical, accurate, and professional.
  • Advertising content should be relevant to healthcare, pathology, biomedical research, scientific publishing, education, or related fields.
  • Advertisements must not contain misleading, deceptive, or unsubstantiated claims.
  • All advertisements must clearly be distinguishable from editorial content.

 

Editorial Independence

 

  • Advertising does not influence editorial decisions.
  • Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts is based solely on scientific merit, peer review, and editorial evaluation.
  • Advertisers have no involvement in the journal's editorial, peer-review, or publication processes.
  • Editorial content is developed independently of advertising relationships.

 

Advertisement Review

 

  • All advertisements are subject to review and approval by the journal.
  • AQCH reserves the right to reject, remove, or request modifications to any advertisement at its sole discretion.
  • Advertisements that conflict with the journal’s mission, policies, or ethical standards may be refused.
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Prohibited Advertising

The journal does not accept advertisements that:

 

  • Contain false or misleading information.
  • Promote illegal products or services.
  • Violate ethical, scientific, or professional standards.
  • Infringe intellectual property rights.
  • Discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality, or other protected characteristics.

 

Liability

Publication of an advertisement does not constitute endorsement or guarantee by AQCH of the advertised product, service, organization, or claims made by the advertiser.

 

Policy Updates

AQCH reserves the right to revise this Advertising Policy at any time to ensure compliance with evolving publishing standards and ethical practices.

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