ETHICS APPROVAL FOR PAPERS SUBMITTED TO IJSPT
All studies involving human beings, human tissue from living donors and confidential patient information must be accompanied by written approval from an institutional review board (IRB), ethics committee, or similar agency. If the investigation was performed in a country where approval is not required for retrospective studies based on patient data, a copy of the relevant regulations and a current URL (web address) where the regulations can be found should be provided. Studies involving human cadaveric tissue should be accompanied by IRB or similar agency approval, or a statement of waiver from the appropriate body if approval is not required at the institution where the study was performed.
