Insuficiencia Cardiaca is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in research involving human participants and animals. The journal follows the recommendations and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Research involving human subjects must have been conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by an appropriate institutional review board, ethics committee, or equivalent regulatory body. Authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants, or from their legal guardians when applicable, prior to enrollment in the study. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be protected, and any identifying information, images, or clinical details should only be published with explicit written consent.

Studies involving animals must comply with internationally accepted principles for the ethical care and use of laboratory animals, as well as relevant institutional and national regulations. Authors should provide details regarding ethical approval obtained from the appropriate animal care and use committee and demonstrate that efforts were made to minimize animal suffering and reduce the number of animals used in research.

Authors may be requested to provide documentation supporting ethical approval and informed consent statements during the editorial process. Manuscripts that fail to meet ethical requirements for human or animal research may be rejected at any stage of review or publication.

The journal reserves the right to request additional information, seek clarification, or decline publication of any manuscript that does not comply with accepted ethical standards and international guidelines governing research involving human participants or animals.