title: Are the Most Prestigious Medical Journals Transparent Enough?
abstract: The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has played a critical role in enhancing medical science reporting. Transparency in research is one of its most important objectives and the ICMJE has issued requirements for various stakeholders. However, ICMJE member journals have repeatedly failed to fully comply with a few transparency requirements.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research, BUC (Biosciences UAM+CSIC) Program, International Campus of Excellence, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: rafael.dalre@fuam.uam.es.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dal-Ré
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*
keywords: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; clinical trials; conflicts of interest; outcome reporting bias; reprints; transparency.; trial registration