Ethical Oversight

Research published in ELKOLIND must be conducted in accordance with accepted ethical standards and the code of ethics described in the Publication Ethics policy.

• Human participants. Research involving people, including surveys, user studies, and the use of personal data, must have approval from an ethics committee or the responsible institution, and informed consent from participants. The manuscript should state this in the methods section.
• Animals and living organisms. Research involving animals or other living organisms must follow the applicable regulations and institutional guidelines for their care and use.
• Safety and environment. Experimental work with hazardous equipment, materials, or environments must follow the applicable safety and environmental regulations.

Editors may ask authors for documentation of ethical approval. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be rejected.