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Authors' conflicts of interest should be revealed to reviewers before the manuscript is accepted for publication, say the authors of this letter. "If the aim of conflict-of-interest policies is to promote objectivity and inform readers and the public, we believe a more effective approach would be for authors to be required to reveal possible financial competing interests, not only to the public after publication, but also to reviewers during the peer-review process." England C, Hodgkinson M, Stamber P. Not being clear about authorship is lying and damages the scientific record. National Medical Journal of India 2007;29(2):56–58. Offers sound advice to authors about authorship criteria and invites the creation of in-house policies regarding who can and should be listed as an author. Young authors should clarify authorship rights at the start of a project to avoid disappointment at the end, and seniors authors should show humility and accept other forms of acknowledgement when authorship is not really appropriate. Keech A, Gebski VJ, Pike R. Interpreting and reporting clinical trials. A guide to the CONSORT statement and the principles of randomised controlled trials. Australasian Medical Publishing, 2007. 166 p. (ISBN 9780977578641) Useful guide for planning, conducting, and interpreting clinical research; explains and expands on the items in the CONSORT checklist. © Copyright 2008 by European Association of Science Editors Top of Page |
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