Research involving human subjects or animals must meet ethical standards and institutional approval requirements before publication.
All articles under consideration that experiment on human subjects and animals in research are required to have board approval in accordance with ethical standards set forth in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to IDC International Journal.
When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors indicate the procedures followed and confirm that they were in accordance with institutional and national guidance and followed the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation.
When reporting experiments on animals, authors should indicate whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed. The experimental procedures section must clearly indicate the appropriate measures taken.
Authors should provide written verification that any study participants who are identifiable have been shown the final manuscript to be published.