ISCI endorses principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and endorses, and others:
- The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) Policy Statement on Geopolitical Intrusion on Editorial Decisions
- The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals
- The Council of Science Editors’ White Paper on Publication Ethics
- The Office of Research Integrity’s guidance on research misconduct
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- Research involving animals
- Research involving plants
- Standards for research in complementary and alternative medicine
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- Trial registration
- Availability of data and materials
- Standards of reporting
- Describing new taxa
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- Comments Policy
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- Permanency
- Citations
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- Duplicate publication
- Communication of findings prior to publication
- Text recycling
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- Confidentiality
- Misconduct
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- Appeals and complaints