
References
We have referred to the following websites when putting together our policies outlined here:
- COPE – Core Practices: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices
- COPE – Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers: https://publicationethics.org/files/Code%20of%20conduct%20for%20publishers%20FINAL_1_0.pdf
- CSE (Council of Science Editors): https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) – Transparency & Best Practice: https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/
- EASE (European Association of Science Editors): https://ease.org.uk/resources/
- EAVP (European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists) – Ethics Code: https://eavp.org/ethics-code
- EU (European Union) – Regulations on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/protection-of-laboratory-animals.html
- ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors): https://www.icmje.org
- IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): https://www.iucn.org
- NC3Rs (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research) – Principles for the 3Rs in animal research: https://nc3rs.org.uk/who-we-are/3rs
- NIH (U.S. National Institutes of Health) – Guidance on human subjects and vulnerable populations: https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/human-subjects
- OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association): https://oaspa.org/
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) – Standards for cultural heritage protection: https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/normative-instruments
- WAME (World Association of Medical Editors): https://wame.org/recommendations-on-publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals%23Plagiarism#Relation%20to%20the%20Journal



