Human Research Ethics Policy

Research involving human participants must be conducted in accordance with recognized ethical principles and applicable institutional and national regulations.
Authors must obtain approval from an appropriate ethics committee or Institutional Review Board (IRB) before commencing research where such approval is required. The manuscript should include the name of the approving institution, approval reference number (where available), and confirmation that ethical approval was obtained.
Research involving human participants must respect the dignity, rights, privacy, and welfare of participants. Personal or identifiable information should not be published unless explicit permission has been obtained.
The Editorial Office reserves the right to request documentary evidence of ethical approval during the editorial process.