The journal

The editorial board of JARM is committed to providing authors and reviewers with all information required for manuscript preparation, assessment, and publication.

It maintains full editorial independence to avoid any conflict of interest, whether scientific or financial. It is also committed to continuously improving scientific quality to ensure dissemination of reliable research findings and relevant health information.

All manuscripts submitted to JARM are systematically screened using anti-plagiarism software.

When plagiarism is detected, COPE recommendations are applied. The level of plagiarism is assessed and, depending on severity, the following measures may apply:

• You and your co-authors receive an email informing you of detected plagiarism and its nature. You are asked to correct the manuscript according to good scientific practice.
• If plagiarism is detected in a subsequent submission, it will be rejected without possibility of revision. This decision applies to all authors of the initial manuscript.
• In cases of major plagiarism, and depending on the assessment of author intent, the submission will be rejected and affiliated institutions may be informed. JARM also reserves the right to refuse any new submission from the lead author and possibly co-authors for up to five years.

These provisions also apply to duplicate publication, self-plagiarism, and any data-related misconduct (fabrication, manipulation, or falsification).

If an article containing erroneous or biased data has been published, an erratum will be issued in a subsequent issue to inform readers.

JARM reserves the right to require authors to disclose funding sources in order to prevent conflicts of interest related to funding or affiliation.

The editorial board ensures that manuscripts are not sent to reviewers who contributed to manuscript writing or funding. Authors may acknowledge such collaborations in the acknowledgments section.

To ensure confidentiality of the process, authors remain anonymous to reviewers, and vice versa.