Consent for Publication & Identifying Information

Articles must protect the privacy of the people they describe.

Consent for publication

• Photographs, videos, voice recordings, personal stories, case descriptions and any other data that could identify a person need that person’s written consent for publication (or that of a parent or legal representative).
• Details that are not essential should be left out or altered so that no one can be identified.
• Do not send the signed consent forms to the journal unless asked. The authors keep them, and confirm in the manuscript that consent has been obtained. The editorial office may ask for a confirming statement.

Requests for anonymity

An author who has a serious reason, such as a risk to safety, may ask the editors, in writing and before review, to publish under a pseudonym or without an affiliation. The editor decides after speaking with the author, and the real identity is kept confidential in the editorial files. The editor may refuse when this would damage the integrity of the work.

Images and third-party material

Authors must have permission to reproduce images, tables and long quotations that belong to others and must give the source. See Copyright & Licensing.