The journal adheres to the highest standards of research ethics.

The ethical principles and guidelines followed by the journal are based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

In accordance with these publication principles, separate “Ethics Committee Approval” must be obtained for all clinical and experimental research involving humans or animals that requires ethics committee approval; this approval must be clearly stated in the article and supported by the necessary documentation.

The scientific independence of the research must be clearly demonstrated; any existing or potential conflicts of interest must be transparently disclosed.

Clarity and transparency regarding the independence of the research must be maintained; any conflicts of interest must be disclosed.

Authors may not submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time.