Ethical Approval Policy

Advances in Biosciences Research (ABR) is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing and research integrity. All submitted manuscripts must comply with internationally accepted ethical principles relevant to their field of study.

Research Involving Human Participants

Studies involving human participants, human data, or human biological materials must have received prior approval from an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB), Ethics Committee, or equivalent regulatory body. Authors must clearly state the name of the approving body and the approval/reference number in the manuscript. Research must be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and applicable national or institutional guidelines. Informed consent must be obtained from all participants, and statements confirming consent should be included where applicable.

Research Involving Animals

Research involving animals must be approved by an institutional or national animal ethics committee and conducted in accordance with recognized guidelines for the care and use of laboratory or field animals (such as ARRIVE or relevant national regulations). Authors must explicitly describe ethical approval and measures taken to minimize animal suffering.

Clinical Trials

Clinical trials must be registered in a publicly accessible clinical trial registry (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov or WHO-recognized registries) prior to participant enrollment. The trial registration number must be included in the manuscript.

Use of Biological Materials and Hazardous Agents

Studies involving genetically modified organisms, pathogens, hazardous chemicals, or biosecurity-sensitive materials must comply with institutional, national, and international biosafety and biosecurity regulations. Authors are responsible for ensuring proper authorization and safe handling procedures.

Ethical Misconduct

ABR does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices. All submissions may be screened for ethical compliance and originality. Manuscripts failing to meet ethical standards may be rejected or retracted at any stage of publication.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

ABR encourages transparency and methodological rigor in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Authors are strongly encouraged to register their review protocols in recognized registries such as PROSPERO prior to conducting the study. Submissions should follow the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, and a completed PRISMA checklist should be included where applicable.