Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion requires research involving humans or animals to be conducted according to appropriate ethical, legal and professional standards.
Research involving human participants, identifiable human material or identifiable personal data should have approval from an appropriate research ethics committee or institutional review board when required.
The manuscript should identify the approving body and provide an approval or reference number where applicable. If approval was not required, authors should explain the basis for the exemption when relevant.
Clinical research involving human participants should be consistent with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and applicable national or institutional requirements.
Authors must obtain informed consent where required for participation and for publication of identifiable information. Identifying details should not be published unless scientifically necessary and appropriately consented.
Research involving vulnerable individuals or populations requires particular attention to consent, risk, privacy, coercion and ethical oversight.
Animal studies must have appropriate ethical oversight and should describe relevant approval, species, procedures and measures used to minimise pain and distress. Authors should follow applicable institutional and national animal-welfare requirements and recognised reporting standards.
The journal may request documentation concerning ethics approval or consent when necessary to evaluate a submission. Ethical approval does not by itself guarantee publication when scientific or reporting concerns remain.