Research with humans or animals

Studies involving humans, animals, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must have received ethical approval from research ethics committees. The identification of the approving body must be included in the Materials and Methods section of the manuscript. Authors must also indicate whether the experiments were conducted in accordance with relevant institutional and national guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals.  

Authors must include the opinions with the approval number from the Ethics Committee for studies involving: humans (including studies with questionnaires), experimental animals, and/or genetically modified organisms.  

Studies involving human participants, including those using questionnaires, must have undergone ethical supervision, with a favorable opinion or waiver of opinion issued by a research ethics committee.

 

Research with humans, including questionnaires  

Starting from volume 29, the Journal PAG began requiring that all studies involving questionnaires with humans be submitted with the Ethics Committee approval number.  

The Journal PAG will only accept submissions with the Ethics Committee approval number for studies involving humans, including those with questionnaires. In Brazil, research involving humans must comply with CNS Resolutions No. 466/2012 and No. 510/2016.  

Works by researchers from outside Brazil must meet the recommendations of their country of origin, identified in the manuscript.

 

Research involving animal experimentation  

Studies involving experimental animals and/or genetically modified organisms (GMO) must include, under the authors' full responsibility, a statement that the work has authorization from the Ethics Committees for Animal Experimentation and/or Biosafety, along with the approval number. In Brazil, the study must comply with the resolutions of the National Council for Animal Experimentation Control (CONCEA) and be approved by the Ethics Committee for the Use of Animals (CEUA). International studies must adhere to the guidelines in force in their country of origin.

 

Research involving GMO experimentation  

Studies with GMOs must have been reviewed by the Biosafety Committee and comply with the guidelines of CTNBio.