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Ethics in medical research and publications
1 Yaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl, Russia
2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
3 Yaroslavl State University named after PG Demidov, Yaroslavl, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Igor E Pleshchev
Revolutsionnaya St., 5, Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia; moc.liamg@voyhselp.rotcod
Author contribution: Pleshchev IE — the concept and design of the study, responsibility for the article integrity, writing the text; Shishkin AA, Ivashkovskaya AV — writing and editing the text.
The purpose of this study is to examine the existing ethical standards and guidelines to provide a comprehensive overview of ethical issues and processes related to research and publications in domestic and international medical practice. The importance of informed consent, data integrity, plagiarism, authorship disputes, and conflicts of interest are just some of the key topics briefly covered in the article. It is obvious that ethical standards and regulations in medical (clinical) research are crucial for determining how research is conducted and how scientific articles are published.
Keywords: medical ethics, medical law, research, publications, academic dishonesty