For Human Subjects:

Informed Consent - Manuscripts reporting the results of experimental investigation on human subjects must include a statement that informed consent was obtained.

IRB/Ethics Committee - Human subjects/materials/medical records - If the study involved human subjects, human-derived materials or human medical records, please include one of the following statements in the Methods section: “Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee approval was obtained” OR “IRB/Ethics Committee ruled that approval was not required for this study.”

Declaration of Helsinki - A statement is required that the described research adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.

Clinical Trial Registration - A statement in the Methods confirming where the clinical trial is registered and publicly available.

For Animmal Subjects:

If animals were used in a study, the notice of approval by the appropriate Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee should be included in the Methods section of the manuscript.