Publication Ethics

The International Medical Graduates Research Journal (IMGRJ) is committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing.

Research Ethics

Research involving human participants must have appropriate Institutional Review Board or Ethics Committee approval when required.

Authors should include the name of the approving institution and approval number when applicable.

Informed consent must be obtained when required.

Research Misconduct

IMGRJ does not tolerate:

• Plagiarism

• Data fabrication

• Data falsification

• Duplicate publication

• Inappropriate authorship

• Manipulation of images or results

• Undisclosed conflicts of interest

Concerns regarding possible misconduct may result in further investigation, rejection, correction, or retraction.

Plagiarism

Submitted manuscripts must represent original work.

Authors are responsible for properly citing previously published material and avoiding inappropriate duplication of text, data, figures, or ideas.

Authorship

Authorship should reflect meaningful contributions to the research and manuscript.

IMGRJ follows the ICMJE recommendations for authorship and contributorship.

All authors must approve the final manuscript and accept responsibility for their contributions.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence their work or judgment.

Peer Review Integrity

Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively, maintain confidentiality, and disclose potential conflicts of interest.

Reviewers may not use unpublished information obtained through peer review for personal or professional advantage.

Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence tools may assist with language or manuscript preparation when appropriately disclosed.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of submitted content.

Corrections and Retractions

IMGRJ may issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when significant errors or research-integrity concerns are identified after publication.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based on scientific quality, relevance, originality, and ethical integrity.

Decisions will not be influenced by an author’s nationality, institution, career stage, or IMG status.

Questions or Concerns

Concerns regarding publication ethics may be directed to:

Editorial Office

International Medical Graduates Research Journal (IMGRJ)
Email: editorial@imgrj.org
Website: www.imgrj.org