For any article submitted to Journal of Caucasian Studies (JOCAS) based on research including any qualitative or quantitative data collection methods, a questionnaire/survey, interview, focus group, observation, experiment, or other; and by personal data protection law all retrospective studies require ETHICAL COMMITTEE APROVAL. Please include as a footnote the names of the organisation and the ethical committee, and the decision number and date.

Also, for case reports, include a note that informed consent forms have been collected, for all scales/questionnaires and photos approval from the owners has been received and the copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic rights has been followed.

For any research conducted before 2020, either include a footnote or discuss in detail in the methodology section of your article ethical concerns and procedures applied.