Human Subjects: 

All the research works were in human subjects are under trial should have proper IEC clearance and registered in CTRI (for clinical trials) before submitting the article to the journal.  

No  identity of patients should be revealed in the articles submitted. Utmost care should be taken by the authirs to maintain the privacy of the patient. 

Journals’ Best Practices for Ensuring Consent for Publishing Medical Case Reports: guidance from COPE

Journals’ Best Practices for Ensuring Consent for Publishing Medical Case Reports: guidance from COPE [PDF, 250 KB. December 2016]

Animals Rights:

All studies incorporating the usage of Animals in their study should compulsorily state the permisssion obtained from the institutional animal ethics committee  and follow CPCSEA guidlines. 

[The Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) is a statutory body formed by the Act of the Indian Parliament under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960].