2 Animal Studies on ACS Omega Lack Ethical Approval Disclosure
Recently, the 5GH team found that 2 animal studies [1-2] on ACS Omega, all came from mainland China, lacked ethical approval disclosure.
When conducting an investigation on papers from other researchers, the team found that some animal studies on Chemistry/Material/Physics journals, including those of ACS, lack ethical approval disclosure. In order to figure out how large the number of such studies, the team checked papers published on ACS Omega in 2024. 6 issues of the journal were checked, and the 2 studies were identified.
Besides, the team also found 6 studies claimed ethical approval without addressing the registered number(s). It is not clear whether ACS Omega asked the authors for details about the ethical approval.
Considering poor animal management in some nations, lack of transparency in ethical approval disclosure (most review boards/committees in China do not have an official website for public or independent organizations to check the approval), the 5GH team asks the academic publishers not only require the detailed information, but also request authors to post the original copy of the approval in supplementary materials.
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