Progress in Biology

Progress in Biology's Editorial Policies follow the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and theCommittee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for guidance on policies and procedures related to publication ethics. 

 

• Overview
• Ethics and consent
• Research involving animals
• Research involving plants
• Consent for publication
• Trial registration
• Availability of data and materials
• Standards of reporting
• Describing new taxa
• Competing interests
• Authorship
• Citations
• Duplicate publication
• Text recycling
• Confidentiality
• Corrections and retractions