Description: The NIH Policy on Data Sharing states that, "data sharing is essential for expedited translation of research results into knowledge, products, and procedures to improve human health."
Description: A small working group of general medical editors who meet annually to review and update the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
Description: The Uniform Requirements state the ethical principles in the conduct and reporting of research and provide recommendations relating to specific elements of editing and writing. Topics include: Ethical Considerations in the Conduct and Reporting of Research, Publishing and Editorial Issues Related to Publication in Biomedical Journals, Manuscript Preparation and Submission.
Description: Editorial introducing a new Potential Conflicts of Interest disclosure form that has been adopted by all ICMJE member journals. Authors are asked to disclose 4 types of information: 1) associations with commercial entities that provided support for the work reported in the submitted manuscript; 2) Associations with commercial entities that could be viewed as having an interest in the general area of the submitted manuscript; 3) Any similar financial associations involving their spouse or their children under 18 years of age; 4) Nonfinancial associations that may be relevant to the submitted manuscript.
Description: Provides guidelines on writing, editing, and reviewing peer-reviewed manuscripts; submission of abstracts to scientific meetings; and presentations to the lay public. Based on guidelines developed by the American Chemical Society and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Guidelines include: 1) Authors of Research Manuscripts; 2) Reviewers of Manuscripts; 3) Editors of Scientific Journals; 4) Abstracts for Presentations at Scientific Meetings; 5) Communications Outside the Scientific Literature; 6) Dealing with Possible Scientific Misconduct.
Description: Publishing resources for the American Chemical Society. Includes Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research Topics covered in the guidelines include: A. Ethical Obligations of Editors of Scientific Journals; B. Ethical Obligations of Authors; C. Ethical Obligations of Reviewers of Manuscripts; D. Ethical Obligations of Scientists Publishing Outside the Scientific Literature.
Description: This document addresses plagiarism, misuse of privileged information, data use, ownership, access, storage and retention; authorship and publication issues, conflict of interest responsibilities of investigators and funding agencies, and human and animal welfare.