Research Ethics Policy

The Nigeria Journal of Education, Health and Technology Research (NJEHETR) promotes ethical conduct in academic research and responsible dissemination of scholarly findings.

Authors are expected to conduct research in accordance with applicable institutional, national and international ethical standards.

1. Human Participants

Research involving human participants should comply with recognised ethical principles relating to informed consent, confidentiality, privacy and participant welfare.

Where applicable, authors should obtain approval from an appropriate Research Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board before commencing data collection.

2. Informed Consent

Authors should confirm that informed consent was obtained from research participants where required.

For research involving minors or vulnerable populations, appropriate parental, guardian or legally authorised consent should be obtained in accordance with applicable requirements.

3. Animal Research

Research involving animals must comply with relevant institutional and regulatory requirements for animal welfare and humane treatment.

Authors should provide details of applicable ethical approval where required.

4. Confidentiality and Privacy

Authors must protect the identity and personal information of research participants.

Identifiable information should not be disclosed without appropriate authorisation and consent.

5. Research Misconduct

The journal does not accept research involving:

Fabrication of data.
Falsification of research findings.
Plagiarism.
Unauthorised manipulation of results.
Unethical treatment of research participants.
Misrepresentation of ethical approval.

6. Ethical Approval Declaration

Where applicable, manuscripts should include an ethical approval statement identifying the approving institution, ethics committee and approval reference number.

Where ethical approval was not required, authors should provide an appropriate explanation.

7. Editorial Assessment

The Editorial Office may request evidence of ethical approval, informed consent or other relevant documentation during manuscript assessment.