Advertising Policy

The advertising policy for the International Journal of Care Scholars (IJCS) are as follows:

• Editorial decisions remain independent of all advertisements and commercially sponsored publications. IJCS does not provide endorsement for any product or service identified as an advertisement or promoted by a sponsor within IJCS publications. The integrity of editorial content remains uncompromised by commercial or financial interests, or any specific arrangements with advertising clients or sponsors.
• Once an advertisement has been published online, it may be removed from the journal site upon request by the Editor(s)-in-Chief or Publisher.
• IJCS retains the authority to reject any advertising that may detrimentally impact the IJCS brand or is incongruous with the content hosted on the IJCS network.
• IJCS refrains from accepting advertising for products or services recognized as detrimental to health, such as tobacco and alcohol products.
• Advertisements must not be deceptive or misleading and should be verifiable. They must clearly disclose the advertiser and the product or service being promoted. Exaggerated or overly extravagant language in advertisements will not be permitted. Advertisements will be declined if they are deemed indecent or offensive in either text or imagery, or if they relate to personal, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or religious matters.
• IJCS prohibits treatment-specific or drug-specific campaigns from targeting specific articles or appearing on pages where content relates to the advertised product(s). Advertisers are not allowed to link to articles using keywords, target advertising for a specific product to coincide with the mention of that product in an article, or reference an article published concurrently with the advertisement.
• All advertisements pertaining to drug-specific campaigns must adhere to the pertinent Malaysian legislation governing advertising. Advertisers are required to provide IJCS with the marketing authorization and summary of product characteristics when submitting their advertisement. In the case of drug advertisements, the full generic name of each active ingredient must be included. Pages advertising prescription-only medicines must be explicitly labeled for health professionals.
• All drug-specific campaign advertisements should promote accurate and rational use and must not be misleading.
• Distinction between advertisements and editorial content must be clear. IJCS will not publish "advertorial" content, and sponsored supplements must be unmistakably identified. If a supplement did not undergo peer review or underwent a different peer review process compared to the rest of the journal, this should be explicitly stated.
• Editorial decisions remain uninfluenced by current or prospective sponsors and advertisers, and are independent of marketing considerations. Advertisers and sponsors do not possess control or influence over the results of user searches conducted on the website by keyword or search topic.
• Requests for advertisements placed outside of IJCS's standard advertising positions should be directed to the editorial team, who will provide a comprehensive and definitive decision within seven business days.
• Details regarding complaints about advertisements will be provided on the Advertisements page.
• We collaborate with third-party advertising firms to display ads and/or gather specific data when you visit our website. These entities may employ cookies or web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information [including your name, address, email address, or telephone number] during your visit to this site. This information aids in displaying advertisements on other websites that are likely to be of interest to you.
• Kindly direct any advertising-related complaints to the editor of IJCS at ijcs@iium.edu.my