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Q: Why is it important to be ethical in your studies?

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Welcome to the Editage Insights Q&A Forum, and thanks for your question. 

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Q: Why is it important to be ethical in your studies?

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  • Asked on June 7, 2021

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Welcome to the Editage Insights Q&A Forum, and thanks for your question. 

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Q: What is an ICMJE statement when submitting to an Elsevier journal?

Detailed question-When submitting to an Elsevier journal, I am requested to submit an ICMJE statement. Does anyone know about this? Is there any template for it?

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The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) is an industry body guiding best …

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Q: Is an ethics application required for a secondary research on a cost-effectiveness evaluation?

Detailed question-I’m planning to perform a research and submit a manuscript about a cost-effectiveness evaluation in the psychiatry area. The research design is a cost-effectiveness…

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We can possibly see why you are concerned about this, as you are working in psychiatry and this…

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Q: Can I add the description about the conflicts of interest (COI) at the time of the author proof?

Detailed question-When going through the proofs after the acceptance of the manuscript, I found that I forgot to mention the COI. Can I add it at the time of the author proof?
  • Asked on May 11, 2020

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It’s great that your article has been accepted and has reached the proofing stage. So, it’s very…

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Q: Is IRB approval required for a retrospective study?

Detailed question-In case of retrospective studies where the data are collected as part of the routine clinical procedure, is ethical approval by the institutional review board (IRB)…

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Your question does not provide details about the study or the type of data being collected…

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Q: Is it alright to write a case study on a relative's condition?

Detailed question-I am a medical student and my sister has a very unique array of conditions that I am interested in writing up a case report on. Is this allowed?
  • Asked on December 3, 2019

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Most important thing is to ask for their consent/permission first. If they accept then go ahead and but be non judgemental and sensitive but professional
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Q: Should I submit signatures of the co-authors in one document?

Detailed question-I am going to submit a manuscript to American Psychological Association (APA). Before the submission, I have to acquire signatures from co-authors on documents regarding…
  • Asked on August 8, 2019

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Generally, the ethical declarations and conflict of interest statement is a single document which should be signed by all authors…

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Q: What are academic research standards?

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Academic research standards are ethical guidelines that researchers are expected to follow in the course of conducting and reporting…

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Q: Can I change grant ID in the acknowledgements section while revising my paper?

Detailed question-Due to the point of time, my teacher want to change the funding project name in acknowledgement during minor revision stage. Will it affect the publication schedule?…
  • Asked on December 3, 2018

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It is definitely possible to change the grant name and ID in the acknowledgments section during minor revision. Changing the project…

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