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Ethical Publishing

HJPARAM journals strictly adhere to COPE, OASPA, DOAJ, and Crossref guidelines to ensure transparent and reliable scholarly records.

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Publication Ethics & Editorial Governance

Other Editorial Policies & Ethics

Comprehensive ethical governance, authorship standards, clinical trial registration, data availability protocols, and whistleblowing safeguards governing all publications under HJPARAM.

1 ICMJE Authorship & Contributorship Standards

HJPARAM strictly follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria. To qualify as an author, every individual must meet all four conditions:

Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
Final approval of the version to be published.
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to accuracy or integrity are appropriately resolved.

Ghost & Gift Authorship Prohibition: "Ghost authorship" (omitting true contributors) and "gift/honorary authorship" (listing individuals who did not meet the criteria) are classified as research misconduct. Non-author contributors should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section.

2 Zero Tolerance for Plagiarism & Data Falsification

Plagiarism in any form—including verbatim copying, self-plagiarism/redundant publication without attribution, image duplication, or data fabrication—is strictly unacceptable:

Automated Screening Every submission is scanned using iThenticate prior to peer review. Submissions exceeding acceptable similarity benchmarks or containing uncredited blocks are rejected.

Image Forensics Figures and western blots are inspected for digital splicing, contrast manipulation, or duplicate panels. Raw unedited blot data may be requested during review.

3 Human Participants, Animal Welfare & Informed Consent

Human Subjects: Research must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Authors must state the name of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or independent ethics committee and provide the approval reference number in the manuscript methods.
Informed Consent: Written informed consent must be obtained from all patients/participants before inclusion. Any identifying personal details, patient names, or recognizable photographs must be omitted unless explicit written consent for publication is provided.
Animal Welfare: Animal experiments must adhere to the ARRIVE guidelines and national/institutional animal welfare acts. Clear statements regarding anesthetic protocols and humane endpoints are mandatory.

4 Conflict of Interest & Funding Disclosures

All authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be perceived as influencing the objectivity of the research or its evaluation. All sources of funding, grants, and sponsors must be explicitly stated in the manuscript.

5 Open Data & Code Reproducibility

HJPARAM endorses the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) Data Principles. All published papers must include a dedicated Data Availability Statement detailing where raw experimental datasets, simulation code, or genomic sequences can be accessed (e.g., DOI, repository link, or upon reasonable request).

6 Handling Allegations of Misconduct & Whistleblower Protection

HJPARAM takes all allegations of misconduct seriously. When concerns are raised regarding data fabrication, duplicate submission, or authorship disputes, the Editor-in-Chief initiates a formal investigation following COPE Flowcharts. Confidentiality of whistleblowers is strictly safeguarded. Contact the Ethics Oversight Committee directly at ethics@hjparam.com.

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