Variations in surgical peer-reviewed publications among editorial board members, associate editors and their respective journal: Towards maintaining academic integrity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physician scientists who are also Editorial Board members or Associate Editors may prefer publishing in their own journal and therefore create an environment for conflicts of interest to arise.

Objectives

To assess the relationship between the number of peer-reviewed publications in surgical journals in which authors serve as Editorial Board Members and Associate Editors and their total number of annual publications.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional study utilizing PubMed was performed regarding the total annual number of peer-reviewed publications by Editorial Board Members/Associate Editors and the number published in their respective affiliated journals from 2016 to 2019. Significance defined as p < 0.05.

Results

80 Associate Editors and 72

SUBMITTER: Sen-Crowe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595936 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature