Overview
International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS), framed its publication policy based on the standards established by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, etc.
Authorship and change in authorship
An author should have a substantial contribution in the framework of research to be carried, designing the methodology, selection of appropriate statistical tool and interpretation of data, etc. critical revision is also one of the criteria for authorship. The author should be accountable for the questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work. The responsibility of investigating the conflicts and resolving them is also a part of authorship.
Submission of Manuscript
Authors should prepare the manuscript according to the specifications given on the journal policies page. All manuscripts submitted through the appropriate channel will be entertained for review. Manuscripts sent to the editor’s email should not be accepted.
Authors listed on the manuscript should have met the requirements for Authorship specified above. Without final acceptance from the corresponding author, no manuscript will be published. Once the document is submitted to our journal, it is expected that all the authors were accepted and they will bound to the terms and conditions of the journal. The contact information of all authors and Declaration of Conflicts of Interest should be stated in the manuscript.
Patient Consent: Informed and Written
International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS), follows the World Medical Association (WMA) guidelines that developed the Declaration of Helsinki as a statement of ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects, material, and data. All registered clinical trains should have informed consents from the patients in which the procedure and method of research are mentioned in detail, and all the possible effects were clearly explained to the patient.
Research and Publication Misconduct
International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS), follows the guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for dealing with research and publication misconduct. Duplicating existing publication, high level of copy in plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated data, changes in authorship, not disclosing a conflict of interest, research without ethical clearance can be listed under research and publication misconduct. However, in suspected cases of misconduct, a manuscript may be revealed to members of the Academic Journals’ ethics committee and institutions/organizations that may require it for the resolution of the misconduct.
Acknowledgment
The acknowledge section may be described at the end of the manuscript text but before the reference section. Include the list of all contributor(s), information on author access to data, conflicts of interest including financial interests and relationships, sources of funding and support like information’s. Authors must have obtain written permission from all individuals whose names included in the Acknowledgment section and the corresponding author must confirm that such permission has been obtained in the Authorship Form. We refer to the ICMJE guidelines.