Publication Ethics

MSPJ adopts the publication ethics standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):

• Manuscripts must be original and must not be under review in any other journal.
• The maximum tolerated similarity index is 20%, verified using Turnitin/iThenticate.
• All contributors who meet ICMJE authorship criteria must be listed as authors.
• Authors are required to disclose any existing conflicts of interest.
• Research involving human subjects must include ethical clearance approval.
• Case reports must include informed consent from the research subject.