Statement of Human and Animal Rights in Research involving live subjects
If the
scientific project involves human subjects or experimental
animals, authors must state in the manuscript that the protocol has
been approved by the Ethics Committee of the institution within which
the research work was undertaken. Experiments on live vertebrates or
higher invertebrates must be demonstrated to be ethically acceptable
and in accordance with institutional and national guidelines or
regulations for laboratory animals. The statement has to be mentioned in "Materials and Methods" section, after the presentation of the study groups.