All research submitted to the Revista del Centro de Investigación de la Universidad La Salle that involves human participants must meet the following requirements:

1. Comply with the ethical practices established by international organizations on human research.
2. Obtain prior written approval to conduct research on human subjects by an institutional ethics committee or equivalent.
3. Clearly inform the procedure through which the informed consent for the research was obtained.
4. For clinical trials, provide details about the study protocol and the documentation related to the study.

 

This documentation must be uploaded in the submision system in individual files (Read the instructions for support files). The information about the protocol and the approval of research in humans will be visible in the published article.

The editors of the Revista del Centro de Investigación de la Universidad La Salle will review that all clinical studies and/or research with human participants comply with the above requirements. In case of non-compliance the manuscript can be rejected. The editors reserve the right to contact the affiliation institution of the author/authors to obtain more information about the research. Read the guidelines about Best Practices in Research Reporting.

Clinical Studies

In order to guarantee that clinical trials comply with the internationally established ethical guidelines and the necessary methodological guidelines, the Revista del Centro de Investigación de la Universidad La Salle evaluates the research according to the guidelines established by the World Health Organization and the recommendations set in the CONSORT statement.

Editors and reviewers should carefully review both the protocols and the details of the clinical trials registered. Any problem concerning these issues should be notified to the Journal.

Clinical trials must be duly registered with the WHO or the International Committee of Medical Journal Editor (ICMJE) to validate their approval.