Ethics Review
Institutional Ethics Committee
Reviews the ethical conduct of research involving human participants — consent, risk, confidentiality and participant welfare.
Research Governance
Every form, policy and guideline in one place
Twelve documents govern research at MESAMS. Tell us who you are and this will show only the ones you need.
Who is submitting?
- Interim report format For projects already approved
- Guidelines for submission & approval of thesis and synopsis Read before writing the synopsis
- Covering letter — Revised proposal Only if resubmitting after review
- Covering letter — PG research proposal Submit with the form above
- Integrated form — PG and Super-Specialty Proposal submission
Committees
Who reviews your proposal
Every study involving human participants passes through both committees. Their constitutions and office orders are published below.
Scientific review
Institutional Scientific Committee
Reviews scientific merit and methodological soundness before a proposal proceeds to ethics review.
Reference guidelines
General ethics guidelines
National and international guidance that applies to biomedical and health research. These are external documents, maintained by the issuing bodies.
| Guideline | Source |
|---|---|
| International guidelines on good governance practice for research institutions, 2023 | CIOMS ↗ |
| Ethical Guidelines for Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare, 2023 | ICMR ↗ |
| National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants, 2017 | ICMR ↗ |
| National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Children, 2017 | ICMR ↗ |
| Ethical guidelines for application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare | ICMR ↗ |
Reference guidelines
General publication guidelines
Authorship, reporting and integrity standards to follow when preparing a manuscript for submission.
| Guideline | Source |
|---|---|
| Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals | ICMJE ↗ PDF ↗ |
| Policy on Research Integrity and Publication Ethics, 2019 | ICMR ↗ PDF ↗ |
| Guidance Document: Good Academic Research Practices, September 2020 | UGC ↗ PDF ↗ |
Before you submit: read the Research Integrity & Plagiarism Policy alongside these. Institutional policy applies in addition to, not instead of, the national guidance above.