Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy

The International Journal of Clinical Embryology and Reproductive Biology is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical publishing and scientific integrity. All stakeholders—including authors, editors, and reviewers—are expected to adhere to ethical guidelines throughout the submission, review, and publication process.

1. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must ensure that submitted work is original, accurate, and free from fabrication or falsification.
All sources of data, ideas, and text must be properly cited and acknowledged.
Authors should avoid duplicate submissions and refrain from submitting the same work to multiple journals simultaneously.
Any conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, must be disclosed at the time of submission.
All research involving human subjects or animals must comply with relevant ethical standards and receive necessary institutional approvals.

2. Responsibilities of Editors

Editors must make decisions based solely on the quality, originality, and relevance of submitted manuscripts.
Editors should maintain confidentiality regarding manuscripts and peer review discussions.
Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed, and editors should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where such conflicts exist.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers should provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations of manuscripts.
Confidentiality of the review process must be maintained, and manuscripts should not be shared without permission.
Reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could bias their evaluation.

4. Handling Misconduct
IJCERB follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines in addressing publication misconduct, including but not limited to:

Plagiarism: Copying or misappropriating another’s work without proper attribution.
Fabrication or falsification of data: Manipulating results or presenting false information.
Redundant publication: Publishing the same findings in multiple venues without acknowledgment.
Authorship disputes: Misrepresentation or exclusion of rightful contributors.

Allegations of misconduct will be thoroughly investigated. Minor issues may require corrections or clarifications, while severe or repeated violations may result in rejection, retraction, or reporting to the author’s institution or funding agency.

5. Open Access and Transparency
IJCERB is fully open-access, ensuring that all published content is freely available to readers worldwide. The journal promotes transparency in research, peer review, and editorial decisions, fostering trust in published findings.

6. Commitment to Ethical Publishing
IJCERB is dedicated to upholding integrity, transparency, and accountability in all aspects of publication. Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to follow these standards to advance reliable, reproducible, and ethically sound research in clinical embryology and reproductive biology.