Templates
Standard Ethical Statements
Human Subjects
The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Committee of [Name of Institution] (Protocol No. XXX, date of approval: DD.MM.YYYY).
Informed Consent
Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Written informed consent has been obtained from the patients to publish this paper.
If excluded
Ethical review and approval were waived for this study due to [Reason, e.g., use of completely anonymized retrospective data].
AI Use Disclosure Templates
Option 1: Using Proofreading to Improve Language and Style
During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [Name of Tool/Service, e.g., ChatGPT] in order to improve the language and readability of the text. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the final version of the publication.
Option 2: Use for data analysis or literature search
Requires a more detailed description
The author(s) utilized [Name of Tool] to assist in [Specific task, e.g., identifying relevant literature sources]. All results generated by the AI were manually verified by the authors for accuracy and validity. The authors confirm that the scientific insights and conclusions are their own
Option 3: Statement of Non-Use
The authors declare that no generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Data Available Statement Templates
Data is available in a public repository (Recommended)
The data supporting the findings of this study are openly available in [Name of Repository] at [URL/DOI link].
Data is available upon reasonable request
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation, upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
The data are included in the article (or Appendix)
All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article [and its supplementary information files].
Limited access due to ethical/confidentiality concerns
The data are not publicly available due to [Restrictions, e.g., ethical or privacy reasons]. Requests to access the datasets should be directed to [Contact Person/Email].
Data from third-party sources
The data that support the findings of this study were provided by [Third Party Name] and so cannot be made freely available. Access requests should be made directly to [Source Name].
