Investigators Say Conflicts-Of-Interest in Drug Studies Sneaking Back into Medical Journals
A say n international team of investigators says that hidden financial conflicts-of-interest are sneaking into published drug research through the back door.
A say n international team of investigators says that hidden financial conflicts-of-interest are sneaking into published drug research through the back door.
They suggested that the practice of ghost- writing should be deterred by imposing legal liability on the "guest authors" of the ghostwritten articles.
"We argue that a guest author's claim for credit of an article written by someone else constitutes legal fraud, and may give rise to claims that could be pursued in a class action based on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act [RICO]", the authors said.
Medical Journals' Competing Interests Need to be Made Transparent
Policies must be developed by journals to handle the inevitable competing interests that arise when they publish papers that may bring them reprint revenue
Policies must be developed by journals to handle the inevitable competing interests that arise when they publish papers that may bring them reprint revenue
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Conflict of Interest Policies Made Available for Public Review by Most Top Medical Journals
A report in the November 25 issue of JAMA says that nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest
A report in the November 25 issue of JAMA says that nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest
Research News from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
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