Publication Ethics

Surabaya Medical Journal is a scientific peer-reviewed journal covering all areas in medicine including basic and clinical medicine for humans. It also focuses on healthcare, education, and entrepreneurship in medicine, as well as social health-related problems. The following statement clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in publishing an article in this journal, including the author, editor, reviewer, and publisher (Surabaya Medical Journal managed by Ikatan Dokter Indonesia Surabaya).

Surabaya Medical Journal adapted guideline from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines and the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for publication ethics and publication misconduct. All the researches involving human subjects (material or data) must be equipped with ethical standards in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and must have been approved by an Ethics Committee, and stated in the manuscript, including the statement of ethical consideration, the name of Ethics Committee, the number of ethics certificate, date and duration of approval.