The IASMPMM International Journal of Reproductive and Sexual Medicine is dedicated to upholding high ethical standards for integrity in research and scholarly publishing.

Honesty, integrity, fairness, confidentiality, and accountability are all expected from authors, reviewers, editors, and members of the editorial team.

Author Responsibilities

Authors must:

• Conduct original research.
• Not commit plagiarism.
• State facts about their research.
• Not fabricate or falsify data.
• Provide correct citations.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest.
• Reveal any funding that supported the research.
• Abide by ethical considerations.
• Be true authors.
• Correct any substantial mistakes made.

Major Ethical Concerns

Human and Clinical Research Ethics

When appropriate, research on humans should adhere to appropriate standards and guidelines.

The following information might need to be supplied by authors:

• Approval by an ethics committee.
• Approval by an institutional review board.
• Informed consent.
• Confidentiality of participants.
• Registration of clinical trials, where appropriate.
• Data protection.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers should:

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Be objective and constructive in their comments.
• Identify relevant scholarly material.
• Avoid conflicts of interest.
• Not make personal use of unpublished material.

Responsibilities of the Editor

The editor is required to:

• Make unbiased and independent decisions.
• Ensure confidentiality.
• Evaluate papers on the basis of their scientific merit.
• Not discriminate.
• Act with ethics regarding any issues related to ethics.