Ethical Permissions & Disclaimer Policy

Human and Animal Subjects

Authors must clearly confirm that all studies involving human participants were conducted in accordance with internationally recognized ethical principles and institutional guidelines.

• Research involving human subjects must comply with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision or latest applicable version).
• Informed consent must be obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study.
• Patient confidentiality, privacy, and anonymity must be strictly protected throughout the research and publication process.
• Ethical approval must be obtained from a recognized institutional ethics committee or review board.
• The ethics approval number or exemption statement should be clearly mentioned within the manuscript.

• Animal studies must follow internationally accepted principles for the ethical care and use of laboratory animals.
• Authors must provide evidence of ethical clearance from an authorized animal ethics committee.
• Research procedures should minimize animal suffering and unnecessary harm.

Clinical Trials and Registration

All clinical trials submitted to JCAMS must be registered with a recognized public clinical trial registry before participant enrollment.

• ClinicalTrials.gov
• WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)
• Other nationally or internationally recognized trial registries

Informed Consent and Publication Permissions

If manuscripts contain identifiable patient information, photographs, clinical case details, videos, or personal healthcare data, authors are responsible for obtaining explicit written informed consent.

• Consent must be obtained from patients, participants, or legally authorized representatives.
• Copies of consent documentation may be requested during editorial or peer review.
• Identifiable information should not be published unless essential for scientific purposes and ethically justified.

Author Responsibility

Authors submitting manuscripts to JCAMS are solely responsible for ensuring:

• Compliance with all applicable ethical, institutional, and legal guidelines.
• Accuracy, authenticity, and integrity of all scientific data and findings.
• Proper citation and acknowledgment of previously published work.
• Obtaining permission for copyrighted content, third-party material, or proprietary datasets.
• Protection of participant rights, confidentiality, and informed consent.

Disclaimer

The Journal of Clinical and Applied Medical Science (JCAMS), including its editors, reviewers, advisory board members, and publishers, shall not be held legally responsible or liable for:

• The opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and scientific claims expressed within published articles, which remain solely the responsibility of the authors.
• Ethical violations, research misconduct, data fabrication, plagiarism, or undisclosed conflicts of interest originating from the author(s).
• Any injury, loss, damage, legal dispute, or adverse outcome resulting from the use, interpretation, or application of published content.
• Unauthorized use, misuse, modification, or misrepresentation of published material in academic, clinical, medical, healthcare, or research settings.

While JCAMS makes every reasonable effort to ensure the quality, ethical compliance, scientific validity, and integrity of published material, ultimate responsibility for the content remains entirely with the author(s) of each manuscript.