Ethical Policy

Trends in Biosciences Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on publishing high-quality research across the evolving field of biosciences. The journal maintains the highest ethical standards and employs a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the accuracy, originality, and scientific quality of all published content.

 

1. Research Involving Human Subjects

All research involving human participants, human material, or human data must have been performed in accordance with the principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki [1].

 

1.1. Ethical Approval and Consent

•       Mandatory Approval: For research involving human participants, authors must ensure that appropriate ethical approval was obtained from the relevant ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB) before the research began.

•       Informed Consent: Informed consent must be obtained from all human participants.

•       Manuscript Statement: Authors must disclose such approvals and consent procedures within the manuscript.

 

2. Research Involving Animals

Research involving animals must comply with ethical guidelines and must have received approval from the relevant ethics committee.

 

•       Mandatory Approval: Authors must confirm that all procedures were approved by an appropriate ethics committee.

•       Reporting: The manuscript must include a statement confirming compliance with ethical standards for animal research.

 

3. Data Integrity and Transparency

Authors must present their research data honestly and accurately. Any manipulation, falsification, or fabrication of data is unacceptable. All methodologies and results must be transparently presented, and the data should be made available upon request.

 

4. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses must be registered in a publicly accessible database (e.g., PROSPERO) prior to commencing the review. Furthermore, the reporting of these studies must strictly follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines [2] to ensure transparency and completeness in the methodology and findings.

 

5. Authorship and Conflicts of Interest

TBR adheres to strict guidelines regarding authorship and conflicts of interest. All individuals who have made substantial contributions must be listed as co-authors, and all authors must disclose any financial, professional, or personal conflicts of interest that could influence their research or its interpretation.

 

References

[1] World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki [2] PRISMA Statement [3] Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) [4] International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)