Principles of Transparency

  1. Peer review process:HEALORA is a double-blind peer-reviewed electronic and print quarterly publication concerned with all aspects of Medicine and Medical Pharmacology. This process, as well as any policies related to the journal’s peer review procedures, is clearly described on the journal’s Web site: http:// 
  2. Governing Body:HEALORA has a solid editorial board whose members are recognized experts in the subject areas included within the journal’s scope. The full names and affiliations of the journal’s editors are provided on the journal’s Web site:  http://
  3. Contact information:The Journal provides the contact information for the editorial office of HEALORA http://
  4. Author fees / Access:The Journal database has fully open access. Full text of published articles is available for everyone who can access the Journal website free of cost. Besides, the authors should pay the article publication fee.
  5. Identification of and dealing with allegations of research misconduct:Editor-in-Chief takes reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others.
  6. Web site:A journal’s Web site http://

Contains that care has been taken to ensure high ethical and professional standards.

  • Name of journal:The Journal name (HEALORA) is unique and not one that is easily confused with another journal.
  • Conflicts of interest:Authors are asked whether impending conflicts do or do not exist while submitting their articles to HEALORA through the Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure form.
  • Publishing schedule:The periodicity at which a journal is published is clearly indicated.
  • Archiving:A journal’s plan for electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content is indicated.