The Ethics Committee is responsible for developing statements on ethical issues and the code by which member journals should abide, and recommending these statements.
The Committee is responsible for developing, updating, and re-evaluating ethics-related educational materials. The Committee will also function as an Ethics Consultation service, with regular reports back about cases they decide to evaluate. Such information will be entirely confidential. The Ethics Committee may also evaluate allegations of ethical improprieties against members.
Chairmen: Chief-in-Editor
Members:
1. Representation from Clinical Sciences
2. Representation from Animal Experimentation
3. Legal Experts
4. Digital IT Expert
5. Members of COPE/ICMJE
6. Other Members (min. 4)