ArticleThe Libyan journal of medicine2026
Adherence to ethics reporting standards in locally accredited medical journals: a case study from a developing country.
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To contribute to local government efforts to regulate scholarly journals in Libya, this study was undertaken to evaluate the reporting of ethics approval and participant consent in Libyan medical journals accredited for faculty promotion. A total of 752 articles involving human research, published between 2021 and 2025 in eleven accredited Libyan medical journals, were examined for the presence of documented ethics approval and participant consent. Four of eleven journals had clear policies requiring reporting of both criteria. Overall, 18.1% of articles reported ethics approval together with consent, 12.4% reported only approval, 20.5% reported only consent, and 49.1% reported neither. Chi-square analysis showed a significant difference in reporting patterns across the journal quartiles (χ
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