Authorship Policies

Authors are expected to follow recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for the authorship of a paper. Those who had substantially contributed for the conception or design of the research work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work, drafting the work or revising, and in agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work are eligible for the authorship. The corresponding author of a research manuscript is responsible for communication with the journal, manuscript submission, authorship criteria of all authors, disclosing any potential conflicts of interest, revision of manuscript, reviewing the proofs and approving the final version of the manuscript before publication. The acknowledgement section may be used to thank anyone who contributed to the work but is not eligible for authorship. This section should not be used to mention anonymous referees or editors, contain superfluous words, or effusive praise.

Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

The fundamental principles of research ethics that require maximizing potential benefits and minimizing potential harm. Public Health Scholars is committed to uphold highest ethical conduct of research which is guided by the following guidelines:

• The World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki;

• The Belmont Report;

• International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans;

• Ethics in Social Science and Humanities

Competing Interests (COI) Policy

We require all authors, reviewers, and editorial board members to disclose any competing interests (COI) that may influence their judgement or actions in conducting or reporting research. All the authors have to submit prescribed ‘Conflict of Interest (COI) statement’ (click to download).