All research must have been carried out within an appropriate ethical framework. If there is suspicion that work has not taken place within an appropriate ethical framework, Editors will follow may reject the manuscript, and/or contact the author(s)’ ethics committee. On rare occasions, if the Editor has serious concerns about the ethics of a study, the manuscript may be rejected on ethical grounds, even if approval from an ethics committee has been obtained.
(1) Articles conducting any animal or clinical studies should contain a statement in accordance with the animal and human ethics committee.
(2) Research should be carried out in a manner that animals do not get affected unnecessarily.
(3) Registration is required for all clinical trials.