The Journal of Advanced Materials in Health and Engineering (JAMHE) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, scientific integrity, editorial transparency, and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal recognizes that ethical publishing practices are fundamental to the credibility, reliability, reproducibility, and advancement of scientific research.
JAMHE adheres to internationally recognized ethical frameworks and publishing standards, including the principles and recommendations established by the Committee on Publication Ethics, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Directory of Open Access Journals, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, and the Declaration of Helsinki where applicable.
The journal expects all authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members to uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct throughout the submission, peer-review, editorial, and publication processes.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions at JAMHE are made independently and exclusively on the basis of:
- scientific merit
- originality
- methodological rigor
- translational significance
- ethical integrity
- relevance to the journal’s scope
Editorial decisions are not influenced by:
- commercial interests
- institutional affiliations
- political considerations
- sponsorship
- nationality, ethnicity, gender, or religious background of authors
The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team maintain full editorial independence in all publication decisions.
Peer Review Integrity
JAMHE operates a rigorous fully double-anonymous peer-review system designed to ensure fairness, objectivity, confidentiality, and scientific quality.
All submitted manuscripts undergo:
- Initial editorial assessment
- Independent peer review by qualified experts
- Editorial evaluation and decision-making
- Revision stages where applicable
- Final editorial determination
Reviewers are expected to:
- maintain confidentiality
- provide objective and constructive evaluations
- declare conflicts of interest
- avoid misuse of unpublished information
The journal does not tolerate manipulation of the peer-review process in any form.
Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship must reflect substantial intellectual contribution to the submitted work.
All listed authors should have:
- contributed significantly to the conception, design, analysis, or interpretation of the study
- participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript
- approved the final version of the manuscript
- agreed to be accountable for the integrity and accuracy of the work
Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria should be appropriately acknowledged.
Ghost authorship, guest authorship, honorary authorship, and undisclosed authorship contributions are considered unethical publication practices.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could potentially influence the objectivity or interpretation of submitted research.
Potential conflicts of interest may include:
- financial support or funding
- consultancy relationships
- employment affiliations
- patent ownership
- stock ownership
- personal relationships
- competing academic interests
All funding sources must be transparently disclosed within the manuscript.
Research Integrity and Scientific Misconduct
JAMHE does not tolerate scientific misconduct in any form.
Examples of misconduct include:
- plagiarism
- duplicate publication
- redundant publication
- data fabrication
- data falsification
- image manipulation
- citation manipulation
- unethical experimentation
- peer-review manipulation
All manuscripts undergo editorial evaluation and plagiarism screening prior to peer review.
Where misconduct is suspected, the journal reserves the right to:
- request clarification from authors
- suspend editorial processing
- reject submissions
- notify affiliated institutions
- retract published articles
- issue corrections or editorial notices
Investigations are conducted in accordance with COPE recommendations and principles of due process and confidentiality.
Human and Animal Research Ethics
Research involving human participants or animal subjects must comply with internationally recognized ethical standards.
Manuscripts involving human participants must include:
- institutional ethics approval
- informed consent where applicable
- compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki
Animal studies must demonstrate compliance with recognized institutional and international animal welfare regulations and ethical review procedures.
The journal reserves the right to reject studies lacking adequate ethical oversight or approval.
Clinical Trial Registration
Clinical trials must be prospectively registered in a publicly accessible and internationally recognized registry prior to participant enrollment.
Accepted registries include:
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- ISRCTN
- ANZCTR
- other recognized WHO-compliant registries
Registration numbers must be included within the submitted manuscript.
Artificial Intelligence and Generated Content
The use of artificial intelligence-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation must remain consistent with principles of scientific accountability and research integrity.
Authors remain fully responsible for:
- the originality of submitted work
- factual accuracy
- data integrity
- citation accuracy
- scientific interpretation
- ethical compliance
AI tools may not be listed as authors and should not replace human scientific oversight, interpretation, or accountability.
Data Transparency and Reproducibility
JAMHE strongly supports reproducibility, methodological transparency, and responsible data reporting.
Authors are encouraged to:
- provide sufficient methodological detail
- disclose analytical workflows
- share datasets where appropriate
- report limitations transparently
- ensure reproducibility of computational and experimental methods
Studies involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational simulation, or predictive modeling should provide adequate technical detail regarding:
- algorithms
- validation procedures
- software platforms
- datasets
- reproducibility approaches
Corrections, Retractions, and Editorial Notices
The journal is committed to preserving the integrity of the scholarly record.
Where errors or concerns are identified post-publication, JAMHE may publish:
- corrections
- errata
- expressions of concern
- retractions
Retractions will be clearly identified and linked to the original publication in accordance with international publishing standards and COPE guidance.
Open Access and Copyright
JAMHE is a fully open-access journal dedicated to the unrestricted global dissemination of scientific knowledge.
All published content is made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication without subscription or access barriers.
The journal publishes under the:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting the journal the right to publish and distribute the material under the terms of the license.
Editorial Commitment
JAMHE is committed to fostering responsible scientific communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical publishing practices, and high-quality scholarly dissemination.
The journal continuously strives to uphold international best practices in scientific publishing while supporting transparency, accountability, innovation, and excellence across all aspects of editorial and publication activity.