Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policies and Practices in Peer-reviewed Biomedical Journals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We undertook this investigation to characterize conflict of interest (COI) policies of biomedical journals with respect to authors, peer-reviewers, and editors, and to ascertain what information about COI disclosures is publicly available.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of 135 editors of peer-reviewed biomedical journals that publish original research. We chose an international selection of general and specialty medical journals that publish in English. Selection was based on journal impact factor, and the recommendations of experts in the field. We developed and pilot tested a 3-part web-based survey. The survey included questions about the presence of specific policies for authors, peer-reviewers, and editors, specific restr

SUBMITTER: Cooper RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1924760 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature