Zero Tolerance for Research Misconduct

The journal maintains zero tolerance for research misconduct and publication malpractice. We strictly prohibit any of the following ethical violations:

• Data fabrication and falsification
• Image manipulation or inappropriate alteration of research materials
• Plagiarism, duplicate submission, and redundant publication
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest
• Honorary or ghost authorship
• Manipulation of the peer-review or publication process

Authorship & Disclosures

All authors are required to have made a substantive intellectual contribution to the work and to accept responsibility for the integrity and accuracy of the research. Authors must accurately identify contributions, disclose all funding sources, declare competing interests, and provide relevant ethical approvals or permissions where required by the nature of the research.

Handling Misconduct Allegations

Allegations of research or publication misconduct raised before or after publication are investigated by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the relevant editors and, where appropriate, independent experts. Investigations are conducted in accordance with applicable COPE guidance and principles of fairness, confidentiality, and due process. Confirmed violations may result in rejection, correction, expression of concern, retraction, or formal notification to the author's institution or other relevant authorities.

Health Law, Bioethics & Research Integrity

Salus Juris places particular emphasis on ethical and legal integrity in research involving patients, human participants, healthcare professionals, health institutions, personal or health data, and sensitive biomedical information. Manuscripts must demonstrate appropriate consideration of informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, ethical approval, data protection, patient rights, and other applicable legal or ethical requirements. Where relevant, authors are expected to clearly report the ethical and regulatory basis of their research. Failure to comply with applicable ethical, legal, or regulatory requirements may constitute grounds for editorial action.