Ethical Declarations

All authors submitting to Advances in BioScience (ISSN 2583-0058) must adhere to the following ethical declarations to ensure transparency, integrity, and trust in scholarly publishing. These mandatory requirements are based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and other recognized frameworks.

Originality and Plagiarism Declaration

Authors must confirm that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration elsewhere. Any prior dissemination of the content (e.g., conference presentations, preprints, or theses) must be fully disclosed in the manuscript. All relevant literature and sources must be appropriately cited to ensure proper acknowledgment of prior work and to avoid plagiarism. By submitting a manuscript, authors affirm that it represents their own original contribution and complies with ethical standards for scholarly publishing.

Conflict of Interest Declaration

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be perceived as potential conflicts of interest or that might influence the research or its interpretation. This includes, but is not limited to, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, patents, and research funding from organizations with a vested interest in the work. A clear conflict of interest statement must be included in the manuscript. If no conflicts exist, authors must explicitly state that there are none.

Ethical Approval for Research Involving Human Participants

All studies involving human participants, human tissue, or human data must comply with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and must have received prior approval from a duly constituted Institutional Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board (IRB). Manuscripts must include a statement confirming that the research protocol was reviewed and approved, specifying the name of the committee, the approval reference number (if applicable), and the date of approval. If ethical approval or consent was deemed unnecessary, authors must provide a clear justification supported by relevant legislation or institutional policies. Manuscripts lacking an explicit ethical statement will not be considered for publication.

Informed Consent

Authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants before inclusion in the study. Participants should have been fully informed about the study’s purpose, procedures, potential risks and benefits, their right to withdraw at any time, and how confidentiality and privacy were protected. Special consideration must be given to vulnerable populations, such as minors or individuals with cognitive impairments, for whom consent should be obtained from a parent, guardian, or legally authorized representative. If identifying information (e.g., photographs or case details) is included, explicit consent for publication must be obtained and documented. The manuscript must include a statement describing how informed consent was obtained and recorded. If written consent was not possible, authors must justify the alternative procedure used.

Ethical Approval for Research Involving Animals

All research involving animals must comply with internationally accepted ethical standards for animal welfare, such as the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (U.S. National Research Council), the EU Directive 2010/63/EU, the ARRIVE guidelines, or equivalent national regulations. Authors must confirm that the study protocol was reviewed and approved by an appropriate Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or equivalent body. Manuscripts must include the name of the approving committee, the approval code or number (if applicable), and the approval date. Authors must justify the use of animals, describe measures taken to minimize suffering, outline housing and care conditions, and confirm that the minimum number of animals necessary to achieve scientific objectives was used. Manuscripts without a valid ethical statement will not be considered for publication.

Funding Disclosure

Authors must disclose all sources of financial support for their research, including the names of funding organizations, grant numbers, and any roles funders played in the study’s design, data collection, analysis, or publication. If funders had no role in the research, this should be explicitly stated.

Data Availability Statement

Authors are encouraged to make the data underlying their research publicly available whenever possible and ethically appropriate. Manuscripts must clearly state where and how supporting data can be accessed—such as through public repositories, institutional databases, or upon reasonable request—and should include persistent identifiers (e.g., DOIs) when available. If data cannot be shared, authors must provide a justified explanation (e.g., privacy concerns or ongoing studies). A data availability statement must be included, describing access conditions and providing sufficient methodological detail for replication.

Permissions and Acknowledgements

Authors must ensure proper acknowledgment of all sources and obtain necessary permissions for any reused materials, including figures, tables, images, and datasets from previously published works. Any third-party content must be properly cited, and copyright permissions must be documented and submitted with the manuscript where required.

Policy on Research and Publication Misconduct

Advances in BioScience maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward research and publication misconduct. Allegations involving fabrication, falsification, plagiarism (including text and ideas), data or image manipulation, unethical authorship practices (e.g., ghost, guest, or gift authorship), duplicate submission, or undisclosed conflicts of interest will trigger a formal investigation following COPE best practices.

If misconduct is confirmed after due process, the journal will take appropriate corrective actions, which may include:

  • Retraction of the article with a clear explanatory note
  • Notification of the authors’ institutions and relevant funding agencies
  • Implementation of sanctions against involved individuals (e.g., temporary or permanent submission bans)
  • Publication of corrections, errata, or expressions of concern as necessary

Advances in BioScience is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record and will act decisively to address any confirmed breaches of ethical conduct.