No manuscript describing investigations in animals will be accepted for publication unless a statement in the first paragraph of the Methods section attests that the author’s institutional animal investigation committee approved the study.

The authors are required to comply with the internationally-accepted “3Rs” principles:.

• Replacement of animals by alternatives wherever possible;
• Reduction in number of animals used;
• Refinement of experimental conditions and procedures to minimize the harm to animals.

AHM journal follows the NC3Rs ARRIVE Guidelines (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments). Authors are strongly recommended to use the ARRIVE Guidelines Checklist.