The Journal of Education and Ethics in Nursing belongs to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. As a member of the journals of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, the Journal of Education and Ethics in Nursing is committed to applying ethics in publishing based on the code of conduct and best practices of COPE, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
The Journal of Education and Ethics in Nursing aims to be the main channel of data communication, and sharing of ideas, and information to the scientific research community. Therefore, it is mandatory for us to observe certain ethical principles, and it is recommended to strictly observe the following ethical principles to increase the quality of the published works.
The authors of the Journal of Education and Ethics in Nursing are committed to following and applying the "International Standards for Authors" of the Publication Ethics Committee in designing and guiding the process of reviewing and publishing the journal and dealing with issues related to it. Authors should read the publication ethics standards and fully apply them to their works. Authors submitting articles confirm that they understand that the manuscript has been read and approved by all authors and that all authors agree to submit the article to the Journal of Nursing Education and Ethics and adhere to the principles of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria: significant contribution to the idea or design of the work; or acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the article and draft work or its critical revision and final approval of the version to be published and agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the study in ensuring that questions about accuracy or the integrity of any part of the work have been properly investigated and resolved.
All authors must have the necessary conditions and credit after submitting the article. Contributors who do not qualify as authors should be listed in the Acknowledgments section. In addition, authors are advised to strictly adhere to the following ethical principles: Submitted manuscripts must contain original and new results, data, and ideas that have not been submitted for publication to other journals and have not been published elsewhere. Falsification of data and results, theft of intellectual property, and plagiarism are unacceptable and outside the ethics of an author.
Data falsification consists of reporting untrue content and presenting fictitious data or results as laboratory results, experimental studies, or personal findings. Unreal recordings of what did not happen or moving the results of different studies are examples of this violation. Distortion of data means recording and presenting the research results in such a way that the details of the research implementation or the data collection process are manipulated, data is deleted or changed, or some small results are magnified to hide the bigger facts so that the research results meet the objectives, reach a certain point, or the results presented should not be doubted. Plagiarism includes close adaptation of the thoughts and expressions of other authors, copying in the expression of thoughts, structural similarities in the writing, or attribution of ideas and results of others without proper reference, or introducing it as original scientific research. Even using another person's sentence or your previous sentences without mentioning the source is considered plagiarism. Manipulation of sources is not allowed by inserting multiple sources in the final part of the article while they are not mentioned in the content of the text, or to insert a fake source for any part of the content of the article, or intentionally update the date of the sources. Scientific rent means that the author hires another person to do the research and after the end of the research, he publishes it in his name with little interference. Unreal attribution means the author's unreal attribution to an institution, center, educational, or research group that had no role in the original research. Resubmission of an article or a part of it that is under review and printing in a domestic or foreign publication cannot be resubmitted to other publications. Overlapping publication is not allowed, you cannot publish the data and findings of your previous articles with a slight change in articles with a new title. Improper attribution of another author, all authors listed in the article must have contributed to it.
Information obtained through various media should be presented in the article only with the prior permission of the owner of the source of information or data.
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"National guide to ethics in publishing"
Introduction
The ever-increasing growth of medical knowledge owes to the daily efforts of researchers in this field in conducting various researches in order to answer existing questions and solve problems in the field of health. Compliance with ethical standards in all stages of research, from design to implementation and publication of biomedical research results, is the main concern of all stakeholders, including policymakers, editors of publications, and researchers in various fields and disciplines of medical sciences. In this regard, many activities have been carried out at the international level in order to increase the assurance of compliance with ethical standards in the publication of research works. International organizations in charge of publishing ethics, including the International Committee on Publishing Ethics or the International Committee of Editors of Medical Journals, have been trying to spread the culture of observing ethical principles in the publication of medical research for many years by presenting various guidelines. At the national level, the National Committee on Ethics in Biomedical Research of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education as a national authority on issues related to ethics in biomedical research in the country in line with its inherent duties and in order to create transparency and unity The procedure in the country, as well as greater coordination with international standards, including the guide of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics, the requirements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the policy statement of the World Association of Medical Science Editors and the guide of the Council of Scientific Editors, compiled this guide and It has been approved. Any violation of the standards announced in this guide is considered an example of a research violation, and the committees based on the "Instructions for Handling Research Violations" announced in September 2015 and the Law on "Prevention and Dealing with Fraud in the preparation of scientific works" approved on August 31st, 2017. The Islamic Council is authorized to deal with research misconducts. It is necessary to use this guide as a basis for judging the complaints received and the cases in hand. review The Secretariat of the National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research of the relevant ministry is responsible for monitoring the implementation of this guide.
Chapter 1: Conditions of writing articles and scientific works Article
1-1: A person is considered the author of an article who has the following four conditions at the same time.
Conditions 1 and 2 have subsets between which there is the word "or", which indicates that having any of them is enough to achieve conditions 1 or 2. Between the main conditions 1 to 4, there is the phrase "and", which emphasizes that the author of the article must have all four conditions 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the same time:
Condition 1: The person must have effective and significant cooperation in at least one of the following subcategories: A: presenting a research idea or B: designing a study or C: collecting data or D: analyzing and interpreting data
Condition 2: The person must collaborate in writing the initial version of the manuscript or in revising and reviewing it critically, so that the text changes and evolves in terms of scientific content. It is clear that people qualify for the condition that they have the necessary scientific qualification for critical review based on their scientific experience and academic or work history.
Condition 3: The person must have approved the final version of the manuscript before publishing the study.
Condition 4: He must accept responsibility for all aspects of conducting research leading to an article, including the responsibility of complying with the general and specific guidelines and guidelines of ethics in research approved by the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education in designing, conducting and publishing the article. In such a way that he can answer all the questions raised about the accuracy of the research content and its writing. The person must either have performed the various stages of the work in compliance with scientific, technical and ethical standards, or be confident in the integrity and scientific ability of those who have performed the various stages of the work.
Note 1: It is forbidden to remove the name of the person or persons who meet the four conditions of authorship of the article from the list of authors (hidden author).
Note 2: It is forbidden to add the name of a person or persons who do not meet the four conditions of authorship in the list of authors (guest author).
Note 3: The moral and legal responsibility of mentioning the names of the people whose names are listed among the authors of the article without having all the conditions of authorship, or whose names have been removed from the list of authors despite having the conditions of authorship, is with all the authors of the article.
Note 4: The requirement to have authorship conditions also applies to research teams that have multiple members, and merely being a member of a research group or the existence of a person's name as a research project collaborator does not create the necessary conditions for being an author. However, even if all the people who have the criteria mentioned in condition 1 of article 1-1, even if they have stopped their cooperation with that center or research team, it is necessary to find the opportunity to participate as an author by observing other conditions of authorship. and the history of this matter must be recorded in writing.
Note 5: In the articles that result from student theses, the authors, including the relevant student, supervisor(s), advisor(s), etc., must meet all the four conditions mentioned in Article 1- have 1
Note 6: Cooperation in matters such as preparing and providing research budgets, providing cross-sectional consultations including statistical and methodological consultations, creating or making available laboratory facilities, conducting tests related to patients or research samples, or referral and introducing patients to researchers to participate in the research will not create sufficient conditions to include the name of the practitioner in the list of authors of the article resulting from the research activity; Even if the even if people have not received a fee for providing the said service.
Note 7: All the people who have cooperated in the support, design, implementation, writing or other stages of the research, but do not have all the four necessary conditions for authorship, should be thanked in the "appreciation and thanks" section of the article.
Note 8: A person who is only a translator or manuscript editor does not have the conditions of authorship. In the case that the translation of the text is done by a translator other than the authors, it is necessary to mention this issue in the "Acknowledgment and Thanks" section and thank the translator.
Article 1-2: Having executive responsibility, including the head of a department, department, faculty, university, research center, or having any expert and managerial position at any level automatically leads to the ownership of the data in that collection and the creation of authorship rights and Therefore, the name will not be included in the list of authors of the articles resulting from that data.
Note: Any direct or indirect coercion or requirement of referring persons for the legal use of information, samples and data available in centers and institutions, including health centers, hospitals and the like, to place the name of a specific person or persons in The category of the authors of the article is abuse of the position and it is considered a research violation.
Article 1-3: If one or more researchers with potential authorship conditions oppose writing and publishing an article resulting from a research project or thesis, it will be possible to send and publish the article by other authors only if requested by that category. Colleagues who wish to publish the results of the research should be examined by the ethics committee in academic research and permission to publish the article should be issued. If permission is obtained, it is forbidden to include the names of people who do not meet the conditions listed in Article 1-1, including the opposing person, in the article, unless the mentioned people agree to the publication and meet the authorship conditions.
Note: In case it is not possible to reach some people who can become writers, it is necessary for those writers who want to publish an article to make all their efforts to reach the mentioned person and in If the mentioned person or persons are still not available, the manuscript will be published only if this matter is approved by the research ethics committee of the university where the first author or corresponding author works. In any case, no person's name should be included in the list of authors without his knowledge and approval of the final text of the manuscript.
Article 1-4: The author of the corresponding party (called the responsible author) is one of the authors of the manuscript who, due to his scientific position and role in the study (for example, the main executive of the project or the first supervisor of the thesis) by The other authors are responsible for the correspondence and responding to the ambiguities and objections raised about the manuscript or article, and transferring important opinions and correspondence to other authors and regulating the relations between the authors.
Note 1: Using the title of responsible author does not mean that the corresponding author is solely responsible for the accuracy of the research and its report. This responsibility is the responsibility of each author. Considering the misunderstandings that may be caused by the use of the word responsible author, using the title "corresponding author" is more suitable for this position.
Note 2: In large-scale national and international researches that have been carried out by a large research team with a large number of researchers, and the role of the authors in writing the article has been limited to a limited and specialized section, the responsibility of each of the authors is for their respective specialized section. He is limited.
Note 3: The corresponding author is one of the authors of the article who has the scientific ability and enough time to establish the necessary relationship between other authors and scientific journals. The first supervisor and the main executor of the research projects have priority to be recognized as the corresponding author, unless the conditions of having this position include not having enough time to fulfill the duties of the corresponding author, therefore having a higher academic rank and or more scientific ability is not required in this field, although it is recommended that a person who has a well-established scientific position in the relevant field undertake this task.
Note 4: In special and exceptional cases, journals have the authority to include the name of more than one person as the first author or correspondence party. In this regard, it is necessary for the publication to adopt and announce clear policies on this matter. For any article that has more than one first author or corresponding author, it is necessary to clearly explain the reason for this decision in the subtitle of the same page.
Article 5-1: The order of the names in the section of the authors of the article is determined based on the participation of each individual and through their collective agreement, and factors such as the academic rank of the individuals, scientific position, national and international reputation of the authors play a role in the order of the names. will not have
Note 1: The person who contributed the most in the activities listed in condition 1 of article 1-1 will be the first author. In the case of student theses, where the student has prepared the initial version of the manuscript, the first author is the student.
Note 2: It is more appropriate to write the name of the corresponding author as the last author.
Note 3: In case the authors do not agree on the order of names in the list of authors, it is necessary to submit a request signed by all authors, with a detailed indication of the amount of cooperation of each person, to the research ethics committee of the university that approves the research project. If the production of the relevant manuscript is sent, the decision of the said committee will be binding for all stakeholders.
Article 6-1: Mentioning an unrealistic academic affiliation for any reason, including for the purpose of increasing the publications of a particular research center, institute or university, is ethically unacceptable and considered a research violation.
Note 1: It is necessary for the author to declare his organizational affiliation to the institution in which he is active at the time of submitting the manuscript, even if the researcher's organizational affiliation has changed during the period of conducting the research or submitting the manuscript. If the author has a commitment to the institution where the research is conducted to use the affiliation at the time of conducting the research, it is necessary to mention both affiliations of the author.
Note 2: It is necessary for academic staff members and researchers of universities and higher education institutions to use the academic and official e-mail as much as possible when mentioning their organizational affiliation and address in the articles. Chapter Two: Examples of research misconduct in reporting and publishing scientific works
Article 2-1: Any deviation from accepted ethical principles in writing the text of scientific and research works, including creating (falsifying) data, including presenting results that are not based on a real research, manipulation of research data, including avoiding mentioning some findings. Research materials, especially in the case of adverse effects in clinical trials or manipulation of images and intellectual or literary theft, are considered fraud and are examples of research misconduct.
Article 2-2: Intellectual theft is the use of all or part of the published or unpublished contents or ideas of another person or persons without mentioning the source in a proper way or without obtaining permission from the intellectual owner in necessary cases.
Article 2-3: The use of the original or translation of the text published by others in the manuscript must be done according to the following criteria: 1. In case of using a figure, table, questionnaire or a significant part of the desired text or its translation, in the form of bringing the same text, in addition to bringing the text inside quotation marks and mentioning the source, written permission must be obtained from the intellectual owner of the original text. be taken 2. In case of using a partial part of the desired text or its translation, in the form of bringing the same text, the desired text should be included in quotation marks and its source should be mentioned. 3. In case of using the desired text or its translation in the form of quotation, summary, conclusion or idea, its source should be mentioned. Quoting the content should not be in a way that contradicts the original author(s)' intention and the general spirit of their writing.
Note 1: If a part of the text that is used is changed in a small way, for example, to the extent of changing a few words or adding their equivalents or changing the tense of verbs, it will still include the items related to adding the same text (paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 3-2). .
Note 2: The contents of this article are also true for the previously published materials of the author(s) of the manuscript.
Note 3: The reference in writing the article must be based on scientific standards and any unnecessary reference to oneself or others is to increase the number of incorrect references.
Note 4: In order to detect intellectual or literary plagiarism, it is necessary to check the text by a related expert, it is not correct to just rely on the percentage of copying that is reported by the relevant software without expert review and considering the contents of this guide.
Article 2-4: All researchers are obliged to report the cases to the research ethics committee of the university or the research sponsoring institution, the head or the site manager, with maximum confidentiality as the case may be. Inform your work or study or the researchers/author(s) in question.
Note: Before the occurrence of fraud is detected by the ethics committee in a valid academic research that has the authority to deal with research violations, the matter must be followed up in a completely confidential manner, so that unrelated persons are not informed of the possibility of it being raised or the ongoing investigations.
Article 5-2: Manipulation of images, which means any kind of manipulation in radiology, pathology, laboratory, microscopic images, etc., and leads to deceiving the readers by displaying unreal images or inducing the presence of unreal findings in the images. It is considered an example of cheating and it is considered a research violation.
Note: Manipulation in the background of the photos, erasing or adding a special feature, or unusual and excessive manipulation of the colors or transparency of the photos, which is done with the intention of deceiving the readers, is one of the examples of this unethical act. .
Article 2-6: It is forbidden to send and publish overlapping manuscripts in one journal or different journals and it is considered a research violation. Note 1: It is incorrect to send a manuscript that contains a significant amount of information from a published or under review article for consideration for publication as a new research article, even if it refers to the previous article or the previous article to the author(s). ) belong to the same manuscript.
Note 2: Brief changes in the order of the authors' names or in the title of the article or in the summary of the article are not permission to reprint the article.
Note 3: If a print or electronic journal is reviewing a manuscript for publication, it is incorrect to send the same manuscript to another journal.
Note 4: In cases where publication is done simultaneously in printed and electronic form, both printed and electronic versions must have a single address for writing references.
Note 5: If the author(s) decide, for any reason, to send the manuscript that is under review for publication in one journal to another journal, they must first give their refusal to publish it in writing to the journal. Announce first. This is possible until the manuscript is accepted for publication in the first publication.
Note 6: If the editors of several publications decide to jointly publish an article, if this action is aimed at ensuring the health of the society and the situation is clearly communicated to the readers of those publications, subject to the assignment of all material and intellectual rights. Related, this work is unimpeded.
Note 7: It is allowed to publish an article in two or more different languages if the editors of all the interested journals are aware of and agree with the relevant process, and in addition, in the second article and after that, the readers are informed that the article was previously published in one or more languages. It has been published in other language(s) (along with the address of the article or previous articles, the year of publication and the number of the relevant pages).
Note 8: If the summary of the article has already been presented orally or as a poster in congresses or seminars, the full text of the article can be published later. In cases where the said congress has published the summary of the article in a scientific journal, it is necessary that the magazine officials are informed about the publication of the summary of the article and the said information is clearly conveyed to the readers along with the main article.
Note 9: The summary of the article that will be sent to the conference, if it has already been published as a summary or a full article, it should be reported to the congress secretary.
Article 7-2: Conflict of interest is the existence of any financial or non-financial benefit that may affect the author(s) in expressing their honest opinion. Although the presence of a conflict of interest in itself is not considered an ethical problem for an article, the author(s) of an article must clearly declare any conflict of interest that is hidden from the eyes of the audience, except for obvious cases, in the text or at the end of the text of the article. . One of these cases is the clear introduction of sources of funding for research and writing articles by the author(s).
Article 2-8: The contract between the researchers and the financial sponsors of the research should not include any condition prohibiting the declaration of conflict of interest in the article or an obligation to remove or not publish findings that are not favorable in terms of supporting the research. Researchers are obliged to avoid accepting such conditions at the time of signing the contract.
Note: Reasons such as the sensitivity of the subject under study or the creation of negative social consequences, etc. cannot be documented to limit researchers in publishing the results of the research, unless the ethics committee in the relevant academic research, at the time of approving the research plan, publishes the results after Conducting the research is subject to re-authorization from the committee, and this condition has been notified to the researcher in writing at the time of approval of the research by the university ethics committee. The decision of the academic ethics committee to create this restriction can be appealed to the national ethics committee in biomedical research.
Article 2-9: It is wrong to publish the results of research through public media before they have been published in peer-reviewed journals, except in cases where due to the special importance for public health, the publication of all or part of The results of a research should be considered necessary by policy makers.
Article 10-2: Authors have authority and freedom of action in choosing scientific journals to publish their articles, and any coercion of individuals to publish articles in specific journals with the goals of increasing the credibility of university or institute scientific journals is prohibited.
Article 11-2: It is necessary for the audit committee, the secretaries of national/international festivals, the recruitment committees of academic staff members of universities and other institutions that are given degrees based on the articles submitted by individuals and institutions. rank, credit or encourage, in their assessment and scoring stages, to review the received articles in terms of compliance with ethical standards in publishing.
Article 2-12: Buying services such as writing all or part of the manuscript text, performing registration procedures and sending manuscripts prepared for journals, from companies providing research services, except for the translation of the text of the articles into English. Other or literary editing of the final text is prohibited.
Chapter 3: Ethical principles in editing and refereeing scientific and research publications
Article 3-1: The editors of all scientific publications approved by the Publications Commission of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, which are published in print, simultaneous print and electronic or electronic form, are subject to all the materials contained in this guide.
Article 2-3: In addition to ensuring the scientific quality of submitted manuscripts, which is obtained through various methods, especially peer review and obtaining advice from the editorial board, the editor must also ensure that ethical standards are met in the published materials. have enough confidence.
Article 3-3: The editor is obliged to make every effort to ensure the ethical accuracy of the published materials, including the adherence of researchers to the general and specific guidelines of ethics in biomedical research of the country, which are issued by the National Committee of Ethics in Research. biomedical studies have been approved and notified, to apply and ensure that the researches are carried out by ethics committees in research with accreditation from the National Committee of Ethics in Biomedical Researches of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education. They have been evaluated and approved and have received a specific code of ethics in research. It is necessary to request the image of the approval of the ethics committee by the editor and to mention the code of ethics in research in the text of the article.
Note 1: In cases where there is doubt or ambiguity regarding the compliance with ethical standards or the authenticity of the ethical approval provided, the editor is required to inquire from the ethics committee in the relevant research or the national ethics committee in biomedical research. take action
Note 2: In the case of articles resulting from clinical trials, the editor must make sure that the clinical trial related to the article is registered in the National Clinical Trials Registration System and mention the registration number.
Note 3: In studies that are carried out by several centers in one country, in case of receiving a manuscript containing the results of the entire study, it is necessary for the editor to request the approval of the ethics committee of at least one of the centers from the author(s). Although the editor can request the ethical permission of all the centers where the study was conducted separately from the author(s).
Note 4: In multi-center studies in several countries, upon receipt of a manuscript containing the results of the entire study, the editor must obtain the ethical approval of at least one research ethics committee in each of the countries where the study was conducted. Request separately from the author(s).
Article 3-4: The editor can check directly or based on the reports he receives, the possible occurrence of research violations and fraud in the received manuscripts, and if there is a possibility of research violations and fraud, he is obliged to inform. Ask the sender(s) and all authors of the manuscript to explain about the issue. If the explanations are not received within a maximum period of two months, or if the explanations of the sender(s) are not convincing, observing the maximum confidentiality as the case may be, the occurrence of a research violation shall be reported to the research ethics committee of the sponsoring institution, the head or the person in charge of the place of work or study. The author(s) should inform so that its occurrence can be ascertained or resolved by conducting research. The investigation and review of the received report will be done based on the regulations and guidelines for handling research violations.
Note: A copy of the possible violation report should be sent to the Secretariat of the National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education.
Article 5-3: If the occurrence of a research violation is confirmed for the editor independently or based on the opinion of the ethics committee in valid research, the editor can also examine other articles of the author(s) or possible submitter(s) published in that publication. has been published or is under investigation, according to the severity of the violation, one or more of the measures include refraining from publishing the article if the article is not published and is under investigation, removing the published article from the journal stating the reason for removing the article In such a way that the history of the withdrawal of the article is available to the public, the publication of a correction or rebuttal in the next issue of the journal if the article has been published and avoid accepting the future articles of the author(s) for a certain period of time.
Note 1: It is recommended to return articles from previously printed versions of the magazine in the following cases: 1. If the editor has clear and specific evidence in his hand that shows that the results obtained in the research are not reliable due to research violations such as data falsification or due to mistakes in conducting the research or related statistical calculations. 2. If the results of the study have already been published in another journal without proper permission or reference. 3. If the article contains significant and intentional plagiarism. 4. If the article contains research reports that do not comply with the general and specific guidelines for ethics in approved research.
Note 2: In cases where the author or authors of the articles object to the editor's decision regarding research misconduct or fraud, they can request him to refer the matter to the National Research Ethics Committee to determine the task. In any case, the editors must accept the final decisions of the National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education regarding research violations.
Article 6-3: The editor is responsible to review the manuscripts submitted for publication in a fair and impartial manner and only with regard to scientific and technical features, including the importance of the topic, innovation, transparency, credibility and the degree of conformity of the articles with the goals and prospects of the journal. review, select and prioritize and unrelated factors should not have an effect on this matter.
Article 7-3: The editor must ask the corresponding author to state the type and amount of participation and contribution of each author in the implementation of the research and writing of the article in a table signed by all the authors. Note: It is not possible to change the names of the authors of the articles after sending the manuscript to the journals and starting the judging process.
Article 8-3: The editor or the editorial board must choose a person or people to judge each manuscript who are capable and experienced as much as possible in the relevant scientific field. The selected reviewer(s) should have no known conflict of interest in the field of the refereed manuscript as far as possible.
Article 9-3: The editor is obliged to provide them with sufficient information about the working process of the journal and what he expects from the members of the editorial board and referees, and to emphasize to them the need for secrecy and confidentiality of the information of the submitted articles. and to remind and make an arrangement so that their awareness about the policies of the magazine is up-to-date.
Article 10-3: A person who accepts a peer review of a manuscript referred by a journal must conduct his review impartially and only based on the scientific and technical characteristics of the manuscript and must not be influenced by his personal relationship with the author. Gan) manuscript or other irrelevant factors.
Article 11-3: A person who is offered peer review of a manuscript can refuse to accept that manuscript for review if there is any conflict of interest; Otherwise, he should clearly inform the editor of the journal about his conflict of interest.
Article 12-3: Judges must accept articles for judging in which they have expertise. If a person who has accepted a manuscript for peer review does not consider himself to have the necessary scientific or technical qualifications to accurately review all or part of that manuscript, he must inform the editor of the journal.
Article 13-3: The manuscript that is sent for judging must be considered as a confidential text by the referee and the related information or information contained in it must not be shared with any other person. The arbitrator is not allowed to use the refereed manuscript for any purpose other than arbitration and must avoid keeping the manuscript in any form after the arbitration is over.
Note 1: The referees and the author(s) of the manuscript must refuse to communicate with each other (regarding the refereeing of that manuscript) during the refereeing process. If the referee deems it necessary to consult with another person for refereeing and this consultation involves disclosing the contents of the article, this can only be done with the permission of the editor of the journal.
Note 2: The provisions of the above article are also applicable to all manuscripts that have been sent for peer review and the referee has refused to accept it for any reason.
Article 14-3: In peer review, the reviewer must pay attention to the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript and, if possible, recommend solutions to the author(s) to solve the problems. This should be done respecting the intellectual independence of the author(s).
Article 15-3: If the referee accepts a manuscript for peer review, he must do so within the deadline announced by the editor of the journal. Note: If the deadline announced by the editor of the journal is not suitable for refereeing, the referee should refuse to accept the refereeing of that manuscript or agree on another deadline with the editor of the journal.
Article 16-3: In addition to the scientific and technical investigations in the arbitration, the referee must also inform the editor of any non-compliance with the provisions of this guide.
Article 17-3: The relationship of editors with publishers, owners and franchise owners of magazines must be completely based on the principle of "editorial independence", in the sense that they are completely independent in deciding to accept or reject articles and are not influenced or pressured by publishers or owners. magazines and have enough freedom and authority to make decisions and perform their duties independently.
Article 18-3: The information specifying the personal identity of the subjects, the staff of the research site or any other person other than the authors of the manuscript and the people who are appreciated and thanked, should not be included in the text of the manuscript, photos, genealogies or any other part, except That the person in question or his legal representative has given written informed consent for the publication of that information.
Note 1: The editor has the duty to ensure the confidentiality of any information related to the persons and patients who participated in the research and whose information may be disclosed due to the publication of the article. Therefore, if needed, he can ask the authors for the informed consent forms signed by the subjects, whose identity may be revealed during the publication of the article.
Note 2: Regarding the photos of people, the cover must be in such a way that it does not lead to the identification of the person, and covering the eyes alone is not enough, unless written informed consent has been obtained.
Note 3: If it is not possible to publish the manuscript without the complete confidentiality of all identity information or information that can lead to the discovery of the identity of the persons mentioned in the above article, and it is not possible to obtain informed consent, the main claim of lack of access to the said persons and The need to publish information and the decision to publish it will be the responsibility of the university ethics committee or the national ethics committee in biomedical research of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education.
Note 4: The publication of information that has been made available to the public in advance and in the correct way does not require informed consent.
Article 19-3: It is necessary for the editor to give permission to the readers of the magazine to criticize and print critical letters about the published articles.
Note: The editor should make it possible to publish articles that reach a negative answer using the correct method and not have a negative opinion about the publication of such articles.
Article 20-3: The editor must be responsible for the complaints received from the implementation process or other work steps in the journal's office and provide the opportunity to investigate those complaints.
Article 21-3: The editor must have specific policies to manage any conflict of interest related to himself, employees, writers, referees and members of the editorial board. Note: Journals should adopt a clear policy on how to manage articles sent by the editor, employees, or members of the journal's editorial board. In any case, the editor and members of the editorial board and managers of the magazine should not have a role in more than 20% of the articles of each magazine.
Article 22-3: The policies of the magazine, including the goals, perspective, guidelines for authors, judging method and how to do it, types of unethical cases in the field of publication and how the magazine deals with them, should be clearly stated on the relevant pages for information. Readers to be announced.
Article 23-3: In order to publish articles in their publications, editors cannot ask the responsible author to refer to other articles in previous issues of the magazine in order to increase the number of references in the magazine.
Article 24-3: Scientific-research publications, both printed and electronic, must accept only advertisements for publication that provide information about the desired event, product or service and refrain from any activity to influence the audience by presenting Avoid unscientific and incorrect content. Note: Advertisements related to medical institutions and professionals must have an advertising license from the Medical Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Article 25-3: The place of advertising should not be in the vicinity of an editorial or a scientific article that somehow reminds the reader of the connection between that article and the desired advertisement.
Article 26-3: Advertisements must be included in the publication in such a way that they are well distinguished from the printable scientific content.
Article 27-3: The editor must have a clear policy regarding obtaining advertisements and printing appendices that are accompanied by financial support, so that financial issues, including accepting commercial advertisements, do not have an impact on scientific decision-making regarding the publication of articles. be
Article 28-3: Special issues are issues of the magazine that are usually dedicated to publishing a collection of articles related to a specific topic or a collection of articles of a conference in a way that is related to the main topics discussed in the magazine. The special issue is often sponsored by sources other than the journal publisher. The editor of the magazine is responsible for the contents of the special issues as well as the regular issues of the magazine.
Note 1: The editor of the journal must retain the authority to send any manuscript to independent reviewers for publication in the special issue, as well as the right not to accept them, just like regular issues of the journal.
Note 2: The financial sponsor of the special report, if any, must be clearly specified in the special report.
Note 3: The publication of the advertisement in the special issue must follow a policy similar to that applied in the regular issues of the magazine. Note 4: It is not allowed for the editor and members of the editorial board to accept gifts or donations from financial sponsors of the special issue. Note 5: In special issues, like normal issues, other materials of this guide must be followed.
Article 29-3: Writing one or more chapters of books that are published in the form of textbooks is included in all the materials of this guide. The duties of the editor in this case are the responsibility of the responsible author of the book (the name on the cover).
Authors can send any complaint to the journal's address so that after review, the editor and editorial board will respond within 14 working days, and appropriate action will be taken according to the national and international rules of ethics in research.
