Ethical Committee Approval

• Ethical committee approval is not required for every article. However, it is mandatory for the following types of studies. Below are the regulations adopted by our journal from TRDizin regarding this matter.
  
  

Studies Requiring Ethical Committee Approval

• Ethical committee approval is required for the following types of research:
  
  
  • Any research involving qualitative or quantitative approaches that collect data from participants through surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observations, experiments, or other communication techniques.
    
    
  • The use of humans or animals (including materials and data) for experimental or other scientific purposes.
    
    
  • Clinical research conducted on humans.
    
    
  • Research conducted on animals.
    
    
  • Retrospective studies conducted in accordance with personal data protection laws.
    
    
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  • Case reports must include a statement confirming that an "Informed Consent Form" has been obtained.
    
    
  • Permission must be obtained and stated for the use of others’ scales, surveys, and photographs.
    
    
  • Compliance with copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works must be stated.
    
    
• Please click here for the schemes in the provided link to determine whether your study requires ethical committee approval.
  
  

Researchers Who Are Not Affiliated with a University

• Researchers who are not affiliated with a university can also apply to Ethical Committees in their respective regions.