In 2021, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) released updated guidelines that included human embryo research guidance. Requiring ethics statements in publications using human embryos is one way to verify adherence to these guidelines. A review of top-tier biomedical journal requirements identified only one publisher that requires a human embryo statement. A review of articles using human embryos from top-tier biomedical journals found that all contain some form of ethics statement, but they differ in content and location. Requiring ethics statements with specific elements could improve transparency and adherence to research guidelines.

2021 年，国际干细胞研究学会 (ISSCR) 发布了更新的指南，其中包括人类胚胎研究指南。要求在使用人类胚胎的出版物中发表道德声明是验证是否遵守这些指南的一种方法。对顶级生物医学期刊要求的审查发现，只有一家出版商需要人类胚胎声明。对顶级生物医学期刊上使用人类胚胎的文章进行审查发现，所有文章都包含某种形式的道德声明，但内容和位置有所不同。要求道德声明包含特定要素可以提高透明度和对研究指南的遵守。