Balkan Medical Journal is Now a Member of Committee on Publication Ethics

We are proud to announce to our readers, authors and reviewers that the Balkan Medical Journal’s application for membership of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) one of the most important organizations on publication ethics in the world (1) has been accepted. For many years the editorial board of the Balkan Medical Journal has adhered to the principles of COPE and has followed and implemented its guidelines and flowcharts, and this formal recognition by COPE of the journal’s ethical stance is an important first step towards the future. Membership will allow the Balkan Medical Journal and its editorial board to consult COPE on ethical issues (1).