HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Web address: http://ijahsp.nova.edu/
Mirror address(es): http://www.nova.edu/cwis/centers/hpd/allied-health/journal/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct137928
Date of initial review: 13 Sep 2002
Validity of certificate 05 Dec 2011 - Dec 2013
Date of last visit 29 Dec 2011

This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

Editors

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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice is an internationally peer-reviewed, open-access, scholarly, on-line journal dedicated to the exploration of allied health professional practice, research, and education.

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Audience:

Health professionals

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Purpose of the website

This web site is provided for information and professional discussion purposes only and should in no way alter your prescribed treatment plans or options.

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3. Confidentiality

Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the Web site and mirror sites are located.

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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

All documents indicate the author and most of them are referenced.

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Page last changed 10/17/2011
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Contact Us at IJAHSP

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7. Disclosure of funding sources

The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice is funded and supported as a public and professional service to the medical internet community by Nova Southeastern University, a volunteer editorial board, review board, and the College of Allied Health and Nursing.

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8. Advertising policy

The IJAHSP does not invite nor accept advertising as a method of funding.

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