All authors submitting a manuscript to Conditioning Medicine must agree to abide by the policies outlined below.

Multiple authors policy
For manuscripts with multiple authors, it is the responsibility of the submitting author(s) to ensure that all of the named authors have read and approved the final, submitted version, and that all of the authors agree to abide by the journal’s policies.

Policy on scientific misconduct and dishonesty
Conditioning Medicine is responsible for ensuring that any issues of scientific misconduct or dishonesty in research are adequately pursued. Conditioning Medicine will follow the recommended procedures outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when dealing with acts of misconducts and dishonesty.

Policy on human and animal subjects
Authors submitting papers to Conditioning Medicine will be required to demonstrate that they have conducted their research in strict accordance with institutional, national and international standards on research involving human participants (including informed consent guidelines) and animal subjects. All animal experimentation reported in Conditioning Medicine must have been conducted in accordance with the U.S. Public Health Service's Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS policy) and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide).

Copyright policies
Conditioning Medicine is an open-access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users and institutions under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Policies on original data
The editors reserve the right to request any original data from the authors at any stage in the submission, review, or publication process, including after publication. Failure to provide the requested information may result in publication delays or revocation of acceptance.

Peer review policy and process
1) Peer review policy
The practice of peer review is to ensure that only high-quality research is published. Referees play a vital role in ensuring that high standards are maintained and that all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the process outlined below. Referees play a vital role in ensuring that high standards are maintained and that all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the process outlined below.To maintain the rigorous review process and to avoid conflicts of interest, editors who are listed as authors in manuscripts will automatically be recused from serving as handling editors of their own manuscripts. Furthermore, for transparency, a statement will accompany any editor-authored manuscript declaring that the editor in conflict has not participated at any level in the manuscript editorial review process and the name of the handling editor will be provided.”

3) Final decision on acceptance
Referees advise the editors, but the editors are responsible for the final decision to accept or reject an article.

Research Ethics policy

Authors submitting papers to Conditioning Medicine will be required to demonstrate that they have conducted their research in strict accordance with institutional, national, and international standards on research involving human participants (including informed consent guidelines) and animal subjects. All animal experimentation reported in Conditioning Medicine must have been conducted in accordance with the U.S. Public Health Service's Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS policy) and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide).

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