Checklist for the Authors

about Informed Consent, Human and Animal Rights, Copyright Transfer, Disclosure of Conflict of Interest, and Acknowledgement Statement

Type of Manuscript:

Title:

1. Informed Consent

The author(s) haven’t suggested any personal information that may make the identity of the patient recognizable in any forms of description part, image or pedigree unless essential and indispensable as scientific information. When the image records or medical information of the patient included in the manuscript risk recognition of personal identification, the author(s) have received patient consent in writing form and have clearly stated it.

2. Human and Animal Rights

In case of human studies, the author(s) have certified that the process of the research is in accordance with ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. If any doubts are raised whether the research was proceeded in accordance with the declaration, the author(s) would explain it. In case of animal studies, the author(s) have certified that the author(s) had followed the domestic and foreign guidelines related to the care and use experiment of animals in a laboratory.

3. Copyright Transfer

The author(s) have received consent from the original author or editor about anyfigure, table or document that was quoted from other journals or books. No portion or entire of the article has been published in other journals nor is under review for contribution in other journals. The author(s) undersigned hereby transfer all rights, interests, copyrights and digital copyrights related to the manuscript to the Korean Wound Management Society when it is published in Journal of Wound Management and Research.

4. Disclosure of Conflict of Interest

Author(s) of the manuscript have clarifiedany potential conflicts of interest that could influence the authors’ interpretation of the data such as research expenses, consultant expenses, stocks, political pressure from interest groups, academically related issues, and all sources of funding.

5. Acknowledgement Statement

The author(s) certify that all persons who do not meet authorship criteria but have contributed to the work reported in the manuscript are named with their specific contribution in an Acknowledgement in the manuscript.