Policies on Conflict of Interest, Human and Animal rights, and Informed Consent

Experiments Involving Humans and Animals

All experiments involving human or animal subjects must obtain appropriate ethics approval and declare it in the manuscript if relevant.

Human Ethics

Journal of Radiology Case Reports adheres to the WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects as the authoritative standard. However, national and institutional variations may apply. Researchers must obtain ethics approval for experiments involving human subjects or human-related materials in accordance with their national and institutional guidelines. This approval must be clearly stated in the manuscript. Journal of Radiology Case Reports reserves the right to verify the ethics approval with the authors' institution if necessary.

Animal Ethics

For experiments involving animals, relevant ethics approval must be obtained in accordance with national and institutional guidelines before commencing the research. This approval should be clearly stated in the manuscript. Journal of Radiology Case Reports the right to verify the ethics approval with the authors' institution if necessary.

Informed Consent

Where applicable, informed consent must be obtained from human subjects using a form approved by the institutional ethics committee before beginning any work. This consent must be clearly stated in the manuscript. Journal of Radiology Case Reports reserves the right to verify the informed consent process with the authors' institution if necessary.