Informed Consent Policy

The contents of the patient consent form should be adjusted by the local regulations in which the study was conducted. In the manuscript's main text, the author must indicate whether informed consent has been obtained, including consent to the publication of a patient enrolled in the study. In some circumstances, the requirements for informed consent may be exempted from studies.

All identifiers, including but not limited to names, initials, dates of birth, and medical records, must be removed from the patient's data or information published in the manuscript. On submitted and published manuscripts, the patient's face must be blurred or, where applicable, the patient's eyes covered with black bars.

The absence of a patient consent form for an appropriate study will result in the rejection of the submission.