ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN HEALTH-6

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN HEALTH

Section VI
Rights and Responsibilities of Editors and Publishers

VI.1. Before accepting the research based articles for publication, editors and publishers have the right and duty to ensure that such material is, duly reviewed by referees deemed by the publication to have the relevant expertise and knowledge in the particular field.

VI.2. As social scientists and as journalists, editors are responsible for ensuring that the editorial policy and instructions to authors reflect the ethical concerns and the guidelines for research. Referees and editorial staff should be made aware of the editorial policy including the need for articles/papers to adhere to prescribed ethical norms. Contributors should be informed that the material submitted for publication should carry appropriate credits. Fabricated, falsified or plagiarised information should not be entertained.

VI.3. If, after the publication of material, any doubt is raised about its ethical status or ethical conduct of the study on which the said material is based, editors should take appropriate corrective steps.

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