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Plagiarism of the text/data will not be tolerated and could n Humans
result in retraction of an accepted article. Any text or fig-
ures reproduced for another source require the permission 1. If experiments or research reported in the article in-
of the original copyright holders (normally the publishers). volve human subjects, the authors must indicate if
their procedures were approved by an Institutional
Any manipulation of figures should be equally applied and Review Board, ethics committee, or similar reg-
described in the text (including pseudocoloring) and must ulatory oversight committee. If a review board
not change the meaning of the figure. or committee is not available, the authors
should indicate that their procedures are in accor-
When humans, animals, or tissue derived from them have dance with the Helsinki Declaration as revised in 2013.
been used, then mention of the appropriate ethical approval
must be included in the manuscript. 2. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement
Reviewer responsibilities: Reviewers are expected to that the informed consent of research participants
not possess any conflicts of interest with the authors and was obtained prior to participation or that documen-
research. They should review the science objectively and tation of informed consent was waived by the Insti-
provide recommendations for improvements where nec- tutional Review Board, ethics committee, or similar
essary. When aware of relevant published work not being regulatory oversight committee.
cited, the reviewers should recommend inclusion of these
references. If the reviewer feels that they would be unable If images or other identifying information is included in
to repeat the study as described, then additional meth- the manuscript, explicit written informed consent of the
odological details should be requested. Any unpublished individual/patient must be obtained and included with
information read by a reviewer should be treated as con- your submission. Measures to protect the confidentiality
fidential. of the individual(s) should also be employed. If consent
cannot be obtained, you are encouraged to contact the edi-
Editorial responsibilities: The editors will select an appro- tor for further guidance.
priate number of reviewers for the manuscript so that they
can make an informed decision about whether to reject/ n Animals
accept a manuscript. Their decision must be based only on If experiments or research reported in the article involve
the paper’s importance, originality, clarity, and suitability animals, the authors must indicate if their procedures were
for the journal. They must not have a conflict of interest performed in accordance with the U.S. Public Health Ser-
with the authors or work described. The anonymity of the vice’s (PHS) Policy on Human Care and Use of Laboratory
reviewers must be maintained.
Animals and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory
Should problems come to light after acceptance, then the Animals and were approved by appropriate institutional
editors agree to promote the publication of corrections review committee(s).
and/or retractions as deemed necessary.
Editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts if there is
Publishing responsibilities: The publisher agrees to ensure doubt that appropriate ethical standards have not been
that, to the best of their abilities, the information that they met in research involving human and animal subjects or
publish is genuine and ethically sound. If publishing ethics if there is reason to suspect research misconduct.
issues come to light, not limited to accusations of fraud-
ulent data or plagiarism, during or after the publication
process, they will be investigated by the editorial board,
including contact with the author’s institution if necessary
so that a decision on the appropriate corrections, clarifi-
cations, or retractions can be made. The publisher agrees
to publish this as necessary so as to maintain the integrity
of the academic record.
Protection for Research Participants
These policies are in accordance with the recommenda-
tions of The International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors (ICMJE)