Research involving human participants must be conducted in accordance with internationally recognized ethical principles, including the Declaration of Helsinki, ICMJE Recommendations, and COPE guidelines. Authors must confirm that approval was obtained from an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee before the study commenced. Informed consent must be obtained from all participants or their legal guardians where applicable.
Studies involving animals must comply with institutional, national, and international regulations governing animal welfare. Authors must provide evidence of approval from the relevant Animal Ethics Committee and demonstrate that appropriate measures were taken to minimize pain, distress, and the number of animals used.
The journal may request copies of ethical approval documents or additional information during the review process. Manuscripts that fail to meet ethical requirements or violate accepted standards for human or animal research may be rejected or withdrawn.
Ethics Committee/IRB approval is mandatory for applicable human studies.
Written informed consent must be obtained where required.
Animal studies must follow recognized animal welfare regulations.
Authors must include ethics approval details within the manuscript.
The journal follows COPE and ICMJE recommendations when evaluating ethical compliance.
