Ethics Committee Approval Policy

Last Updated: April 2025

InnovatioSports Journal requires full compliance with ethical standards in scientific research. Studies involving human participants, animal experimentation, or sensitive data must obtain ethics committee approval, which should be clearly stated in the manuscript.

MANDATORY ETHICS APPROVAL

Required for studies involving:

  • Surveys, interviews, experiments with human participants;

  • All types of animal experimentation;

  • Research using personal data or biomedical materials.

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENT

  • The ethics approval certificate must be uploaded as a PDF during manuscript submission.

  • The certificate must be officially issued by the institution where the study was conducted.

ETHICS STATEMENT EXAMPLE IN MANUSCRIPT

An ethics approval statement must be included in the Methods section:

“This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of [Institution Name] with decision number [Decision/Protocol No] dated [Date].”

For studies not requiring ethics approval:

“This study does not require ethics committee approval as per applicable regulations.”

RESPONSIBILITY

  • Studies requiring ethics approval but lacking documentation will not be considered.

  • Violation of ethical obligations may lead to rejection or withdrawal of the article.

All research must be conducted in accordance with human rights and principles of scientific integrity.

For inquiries or submissions, please contact us:
info@isjournal.org