Plagiarism/Ethics Statement
Plagiarism and Publication Ethics Statement
Current Research in Neurology and Neurosurgery is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, scientific integrity, and responsible research. The journal serves as a platform for the dissemination of high-quality basic, translational, and clinical research in neurology, neurosurgery, neuroscience, neurocritical care, neuroimaging, neurodegenerative disorders, cerebrovascular diseases, spinal disorders, and related disciplines. Authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial staff are expected to uphold ethical principles that ensure the accuracy, transparency, and credibility of the scientific record.
Authors must submit manuscripts that are original, scientifically rigorous, and not under consideration by another journal. All ideas, data, figures, tables, images, and previously published materials must be properly acknowledged through accurate citation and referencing. The journal has a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, inappropriate image manipulation, and any other form of research or publication misconduct. Manuscripts suspected of violating these ethical standards may be rejected during editorial evaluation or, if already published, may be corrected, retracted, or otherwise addressed following a comprehensive editorial investigation.
Research involving human participants must be conducted in accordance with internationally recognized ethical principles and applicable institutional and national regulations. Where required, authors should obtain approval from an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee before commencing the study and confirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legally authorized representatives. Patient confidentiality, privacy, and dignity must be protected throughout the research and publication process, and identifiable information should only be published with explicit written consent.
Studies involving animals must comply with recognized ethical standards governing the care and use of laboratory animals. Authors should provide details of the relevant ethical approvals and describe the measures implemented to ensure humane treatment and minimize animal suffering.
The journal requires complete disclosure of all funding sources, financial support, and any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could influence the design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of the research. Individual author contributions should be clearly described to promote transparency and accountability. Authors are encouraged to retain original research data and, where appropriate, make supporting datasets available to facilitate verification, reproducibility, and future scientific investigation.
Editors are responsible for ensuring a fair, impartial, confidential, and timely editorial process. Manuscripts are evaluated solely on the basis of scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's scope. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and confidential assessments while declaring any conflicts of interest that could affect their independent judgment.
If concerns regarding publication ethics arise before or after publication, the journal will investigate them promptly, fairly, and confidentially. When necessary, appropriate editorial actions—including corrections, expressions of concern, or article retractions—will be implemented to preserve the integrity, reliability, and transparency of the published scientific literature.
Current Research in Neurology and Neurosurgery is dedicated to fostering ethical scientific publishing and supporting innovative, high-quality research that advances the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurological and neurosurgical disorders, ultimately improving patient care and contributing to progress in neurosciences.
