Medical Ethics and Scientific Research

Medical science grows with the pooling of scientific evidences to solve a clinical problem. A well-organized clinical or experimental research is a painstaking process. The submission of an article for publication is the final stage of long planning, execution of research, tedious analysis, and final preparation of the document.1 One must ensure at all stages that the data is submitted honestly. Ethics taken from the Greek word 'ethikos,' is defined as a set of principles or a system of right conduct. Ethical conduct is important for any sphere of life. Ethical issues are much more important in medical research and publication as they directly affect the suffering humanity. They are important during the execution and reporting of a research, reviewing an article, and for journal editors.