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
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Web address: http://www.jcdr.in/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct875572
Date of initial review: 20 Aug 2007
Validity of certificate 22 Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
Date of last visit 18 Oct 2012

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

The Editorial Board
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

We aim to use this journal to publish the findings of doctors working at the ground level and that of young researchers.
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Audience:

The site is dedicated to an educational cause and intended to help the medical community.

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Purpose of the website

The site is dedicated to an educational cause and intended to help the medical community. The site does not in any way aim to address the needs of individual patients. It has been conceptualised to support the delicate relationship that exists between patients and medical practitioners rather than threaten the same.

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3. Confidentiality

Confidentiality
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to the Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners undertake to either honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical or health information privacy as applicable. ( Governed by the laws of India)
All material submitted for publication is kept in our databases for a period of one month after rejection and indefinitely if the material is published in the Journal. Only active and current members of the Editorial team have access to this data at any given... (18 Oct 2012) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

References

[1]. Drugs and Cosmetics (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2011 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification Gazette of India (extraordinary) Part 2, section 3, subsection (1), vide GSR 821 (E) 18 November 2011 available at https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:hmguQNou0AsJ:www.kdpma.com/wp-content/themes/twentyten/pdf/gazette/G.S.R.821(E) Accessed on 9/8/12
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Last Updated : 14 Aug 2012
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5. Justification of claims

The journal and its publisher makes no representations or claims with respect to any treatment, action, or application of medication using the information offered or provided in the journal.

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6. User support and adequation

Contact Us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Sponsorship

CANCER AID & RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CARF). W as one of the sponsors for JCDR from July 07 to Oct 08.

JCDR was for the period of sponsorship only CARF's official research publication. Currently no such relationship exists between the two organizations.

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8. Advertising policy

JCDR editorial content and decisions are independent and will not influenced by sponsorships or advertisements.

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Advertisements are allowed only on the sides panel of the website pages. These are not tagged or linked to any particular manuscript.
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