Research Ethics Policy

Research Ethics Policy

Ethical Standards for Research

Media Keperawatan Indonesia is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in research involving human participants, animals, and sensitive data. All research submitted to the journal must comply with internationally recognized ethical principles for biomedical and health research.

Studies involving human participants must adhere to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant national and institutional ethical guidelines.

 

Ethical Approval

All research involving human participants must receive prior approval from an appropriate institutional ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB).

Authors must clearly state the following information in the manuscript:

  • the name of the ethics committee
  • the approval number or reference code
  • the date of approval

If ethical approval was not required, authors must provide a clear explanation.

 

Protection of Human Subjects

Authors must ensure that:

  • participants' dignity, rights, safety, and well-being are protected
  • participants are fully informed about the purpose of the research
  • participation is voluntary and based on informed consent

Research involving vulnerable populations must demonstrate additional safeguards.

 

Ethical Conduct in Data Collection

Data must be collected honestly and transparently. Fabrication, falsification, or selective reporting of research data constitutes scientific misconduct and will not be tolerated.

Authors must maintain accurate records of their research procedures and data.