编辑政策
Ethics and publishing behavior are an essential part of the development of a respected journal. It is a direct reflection of the quality of work of the author. Therefore, it is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior. Our editorial and publishing policies are primarily based on the guidelines recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) .
作者身份
An author is an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of the manuscript. ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following four criteria:
Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
Final approval of the version to be published; AND
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
通讯作者
The corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the editor during the manuscript processing process and ensuring that all listed authors have approved the manuscript prior to submission. The manuscript should include contact information of the corresponding author so that others can contact the research group after publication. A manuscript may have no more than two corresponding authors.
作者变更
If authors want to change authorship during manuscript processing, they should explain the reason for the change. Any change in authorship must be approved by all authors. After formal acceptance of the manuscript, the identity of the author cannot be changed.
伦理批准
Manuscripts reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must include a statement on ethics approval and consent, and the name of the ethics committee that approved the study and the committee's reference number if appropriate. Studies involving animals must include a statement on ethics approval.
同意参与和发表
Studies on patients or volunteers, and manuscripts that contain case details or other personal information or images of patients/any other individuals require an informed consent, which should be documented in the paper. The informed consent should be obtained from the participants or their families. All open access articles are freely available on the internet. All manuscripts involving personal information or data must be approved by the participants or their families before publication.
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