Ethics and Research Protocols
Research Ethics and Protocols
PIDCC follows the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the guidelines of the Council of Science Editors (CSE). Ethical rigour in research is a sine qua non for publication.
Research Involving Human Participants
Research involving the collection of data from human participants must explicitly state approval by a Research Ethics Committee (CEP/CONEP or equivalent). The approval number must be given in the Methodology section. Confidentiality, privacy and the free and informed consent of participants are guaranteed.
Data Integrity
The fabrication, falsification or intentional manipulation of data and images constitutes serious misconduct. The journal uses analytical tools to verify the authenticity of the evidence presented.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
The use of AI tools must be disclosed by the authors. AI cannot be credited as an author, and the human authors assume full ethical and technical responsibility for the content.
