Conflict of interest, human and animal rights, and informed consent

To ensure global visibility and ethical publishing, all participants must disclose potential biases.

Authors: Must declare all funding, sponsorships, and relationships that could bias the study.
Reviewers: Must decline assignments if a conflict of interest exists.
Editors: Must recuse themselves from decisions where conflicts are present to maintain a double-blind system.
Scope: Includes financial interests, personal relationships, institutional affiliations, or competing research.

IJIMS adheres to ICMJE Recommendations for authorship to maintain research integrity.

Criteria: Authors must contribute substantially to design, data collection, or analysis; draft/revise the work; and provide final approval.
Accountability: All authors must agree to be accountable for the accuracy of the work.
Acknowledgements: Contributors not meeting authorship criteria should be acknowledged.
Prohibitions: Plagiarism, ghostwriting, and guest authorship are strictly prohibited.

Research must comply with international ethical frameworks, including the Declaration of Helsinki.

Human Rights: All research involving humans requires prior Ethics Committee or IRB approval.
Privacy: Researchers must ensure confidentiality and protect the privacy of all participants.
Animal Rights: Research involving animals must follow humane treatment and comply with ethical guidelines.
The 3Rs: Studies should prioritize Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement to minimize pain and distress.
Oversight: Manuscripts must include formal ethics statements; editors may reject papers lacking compliance.

Mandatory Requirement: Ethical clearance and informed consent are mandatory for all clinical studies.
Disclosure: Researchers must clearly explain the study’s purpose, risks, and confidentiality measures to participants.
Documentation: Written consent is required, following a structured abstract format for transparency.
Identifiable Information: Explicit consent is needed for publishing any identifiable participant data.
Verification: The editorial board ensures all manuscripts include proper ethical and consent documentation.

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