title: Conflicts of interest in medical publishing: it's all about trustworthiness.
abstract: Openness and transparency are vital for the trustworthiness of scientific journals and researchers. The term 'conflict of interest' should be defined broadly. Both financial and nonfinancial conflicts of interest may influence the reporting and evaluation of medical research. This should not hinder scientific cooperation between academic and industry-affiliated researchers. In the name of transparency, scientific journals should disclose the identity of a paper's peer reviewers and publish more information on the authors.
authors.affiliation: The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Oslo, Norway.|Department of Dermatology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gjersvik
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D035081:Editorial Policies; D007600:Judgment; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000941:ethics; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics*; D035502:Trust