Conflicts of interest disclosure policies among Chinese medical journals: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Conflicts of interest (COI) disclosure policies are critical to enhancing the integrity of research. However, it is unclear how Chinese medical journals interpret and enforce such policies.

Objectives

The goal of this investigation is to determine the current status of COI disclosure policy enforcement in Chinese medical journals and to promote comprehensive COI policies.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study conducted from September 1st to October 29th 2017, journal instructions, websites and print issues of journals indexed by the Core Journals of China (version 2014), in the medical and health sector, were reviewed to identify whether COI disclosure policies existed and how complete these policies were.

Results

Of 248 eligible journals, 78 (31%) m

SUBMITTER: Zhu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615603 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature