Health Care Industry Payments to Editorial Board Members of Major Neurosurgery Journals Between 2017 and 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Financial conflicts of interest between editorial board members and industry could lead to biases and impartial editorial decisions. We aimed to evaluate the frequency, amount, and characteristics of payments to editorial board members of neurosurgery journals over a 6-year period.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, editorial board members were derived from the top 10 neurosurgery journals based on Google Scholar metrics. The Open Payments database by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was accessed to evaluate industry payments to editorial board members from 2017to 2022. Descriptive analyses were performed on payment data, adjusted for inflation using the consumer price indices.

Results

We included 805 editorial board members

SUBMITTER: Harlianto NI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377092 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature