Requirements of health policy and services journals for authors to disclose financial and non-financial conflicts of interest: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The requirements of the health policy and services journals for authors to report their financial and non-financial conflicts of interest (COI) are unclear. The present article aims to assess the requirements of health policy and services journals for authors to disclose their financial and non-financial COIs.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of journals listed by the Web of Science under the category of 'Health Policy and Services'. We reviewed the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journals' websites and then simulated the submission of a manuscript to obtain any additional relevant information made available during that step. We abstracted data in duplicate and independently using a standardised form.

Results

Out of 72 eligible journals, 67 (93%) h

SUBMITTER: Khamis AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5606121 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature