ASPECTOS ETICOS

Ethics of Scientific Publication:

Research must comply with the regulations related to research ethics in each country and/or region, for which authors must obtain the necessary authorizations.
If patient images are used, their identity and privacy must be protected.
In this regard, the journal follows the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which can be consulted at the following link: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2021.pdf.

Research Involving Experimental Animals and/or Humans:

If the research submitted to the journal involves the participation of experimental animals or humans, the authors must ensure alignment with the Ethical Code proposed in the Declaration of Helsinki (http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.281053) or its Spanish version (https://www.wma.net/es/policies-post/declaracion-de-helsinki-de-la-amm-principios-eticos-para-las-investigaciones-medicas-en-seres-humanos/).
Authors must obtain informed consent from all study participants and explicitly state this in the manuscript.
In this regard, the journal follows the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), available at the following link: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2021.pdf.
For randomized clinical trials, authors must have approval from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (or an equivalent body, according to national regulations), disclose funding sources for the study, and be registered and approved by a public clinical trial registry (e.g., www.clinicaltrials.gov).

Conflict of Interest:

All authors must disclose any personal or financial relationships with individuals or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
In this regard, the journal follows the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which can be found in section II-B-2 at the following link: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/translations/spanish2021.pdf.
If there is no conflict of interest, authors must state in the corresponding section: "Conflicts of Interest: none."
If a conflict of interest exists, the authors must disclose it in the corresponding section (Conflicts of Interest) and attach the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form as proposed by the ICMJE (https://www.icmje.org/downloads/coi_disclosure.docx). The information provided in the disclosure must match the manuscript.

Authors must declare the details of the institution(s) that provided financial support for the research and/or article preparation, as well as briefly describe the role played by the sponsors in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript writing, or the decision to submit the article for publication. If no involvement occurred, this must also be stated.