Editorial policies and peer review are based on relevant and professional standards:

Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

CSE’s White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications

Core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Policies of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)

The EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network