Epidemiologica is committed to publication ethics guided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved must uphold the following principles:

Responsibilities of Authors

• Ensure the manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
• Maintain data integrity and provide transparent methodological details.
• Include ethical approval for studies involving human/animal subjects.
• Avoid plagiarism, data manipulation, and redundant publication.

Responsibilities of Editors

• Evaluate manuscripts fairly based on scientific merit without discrimination.
• Maintain confidentiality of submitted works.
• Make publication decisions independently and based on academic quality.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

• Conduct objective, constructive, and timely evaluations.
• Maintain confidentiality of manuscript content.
• Refrain from using manuscript information for personal benefit.

Ethical Violations

Plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or undisclosed conflicts of interest may result in rejection or retraction.