Conflict of interest policies and disclosure requirements among European Society of Cardiology national cardiovascular journals.
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (COI) is used by biomedical journals to guarantee the credibility and transparency of the scientific process. COI disclosure, however, is not systematically nor consistently dealt with by journals. Recent joint editorial efforts paved the way towards the implementation of uniform vehicles for COI disclosure. This paper provides a comprehensive editorial perspective on classical COI-related issues. New insights into current COI policies and practices among European Society of Cardiology national cardiovascular journals, as derived from a cross-sectional survey using a standardised questionnaire, are discussed.
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Clínico San Carlos University Hospital, Plaza de Cristo Rey, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain. falf@hotmail.com
Fernando
F
Alfonso
Adam
A
Timmis
Fausto J
FJ
Pinto
Giuseppe
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Ambrosio
Hugo
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Ector
Piotr
P
Kulakowski
Panos
P
Vardas
D001319:Authorship / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000941:ethics; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003625:Data Collection; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D035081:Editorial Policies; D005060:Europe; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000941:ethics; D012955:Societies, Medical