Copyright Policy

It is the policy of the Journal to distribute scholarly material in the field of health professional education. While contributors retain copyright in their contributions, the Journal acquires sufficient rights to permit it to accomplish its purpose. These rights include the right to distribute contributions online, to incorporate contributions into other media for off-line distribution, to add appropriate hyperlinks or otherwise integrate contributions into the larger body of relevant literature. Consistent with this policy, the Journal generally permits and encourages further dissemination of the material in the health education community on a nonprofit basis. Other uses, such as repackaging and sale are not permitted without the permission of the copyright owner, who will, in most cases be the author.

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Trademark

Medical Education Online^TM is the trademark of the Journal and the Journal reserves the exclusive right to brand the material contained within this site with this trademark.

Policy for Handling Complaints

If the Journal receives a complaint that any contribution to the Journal infringes copyright or other intellectual property rights or contains material inaccuracies, libelous materials or otherwise unlawful materials, the Journal will investigate the complaint. Investigation may include a request that the parties involved substantiate their claims. The Journal will make a good faith determination whether to remove the allegedly wrongful material. A decision not to remove material should represent the Journal's belief that the complaint is without sufficient foundation, or if well-founded, that a legal defense or exemption may apply, such as fair use in the case of copyright infringement or truthfulness of a statement in the case of libel. Journal should document its investigation and decision.

Policy on Use of Human Subjects in Research

The Journal will only publish research articles involving human subjects after the author(s) have verified that that they have followed all laws and regulations concerning the protections afforded human subjects in research studies within the jurisdiction in which a research study they describe was conducted. For research conducted within the United States, the research protocol must have been approved by the appropriate institutional review board (IRB). In the case of exempt research, the IRB must have deemed the research protocol exempt.

Policy on Conflicts of Interest

The Journal will only publish articles after the author(s) have confirmed that they have disclosed all potential conflicts of interest.