Research published in Pharma Research must have been carried out ethically.

Human participants

Studies involving people, including clinical trials and surveys, must have been approved by an institutional ethics committee and follow the Declaration of Helsinki. The name of the committee and the approval number must be given in the Methods. Written informed consent is required from every participant, or from a parent or guardian for minors. Clinical trials should be registered in a public registry such as CTRI, and the registration number reported.

Animals

Animal studies must be approved by an Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (for example under CPCSEA in India) and should follow the ARRIVE guidelines.

Case reports and images

Patients must give written consent for publication of their details or images. Identifying information should be removed wherever possible.

See also the Human Rights Policy.