Conflicts of interest policies for authors, peer reviewers, and editors of bioethics journals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In biomedical research, there have been numerous scandals highlighting conflicts of interest (COIs) leading to significant bias in judgment and questionable practices. Academic institutions, journals, and funding agencies have developed and enforced policies to mitigate issues related to COI, especially surrounding financial interests. After a case of editorial COI in a prominent bioethics journal, there is concern that the same level of oversight regarding COIs in the biomedical sciences may not apply to the field of bioethics. In this study, we examined the availability and comprehensiveness of COI policies for authors, peer reviewers, and editors of bioethics journals.

Methods

After developing a codebook, we analyzed the content of online COI policies of 63 bio

SUBMITTER: Master Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310149 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature