Rungroj Krittayaphong

Conflict of interest policies and disclosure requirements among European Society of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Journals

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (COIs) is used by biomedical journals to guarantee credibility and transparency of the scientific process. Conflict of interest 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 the current COI policies and practices among European Society of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Journals, as derived from a cross-sectional survey using a standardized questionnaire, are discussed.

Data Sharing: A New Editorial Initiative of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Implications for the Editors' Network

Fernando Alfonso (Chairman) , Karlen Adamyan (Editor in Chief), Jean-Yves Artigou (Editor in Chief) , Michael Aschermann (Editor in Chief), Michael Boehm (Editor in Chief), Alfonso Buendia (Editor in Chief) , Pao-Hsien Chu (Editor in Chief) , Ariel Cohen (Editor in Chief), Livio Dei Cas (Editor in Chief) , Mirza Dilic (Editor in Chief) , Anton Doubell (Editor in Chief) , Dario Echeverri (Editor in Chief) , Nuray Enç (Editor in Chief), Ignacio Ferreira-González (Editor in Chief), Krzysztof J. Filipiak (Editor in Chief), Andreas Flammer (Editor in Chief), Eckart Fleck (Editor in Chief), Plamen Gatzov (Editor in Chief) , Carmen Ginghina (Editor in Chief) , Lino Goncalves (Editor in Chief) , Habib Haouala (Editor in Chief), Mahmoud Hassanein (Editor in Chief) , Gerd Heusch (Editor in Chief), Kurt Huber (Editor in Chief) , Ivan Hulín (Editor in Chief) , Mario Ivanusa (Editor in Chief) , Rungroj Krittayaphong (Editor in Chief), Chu-Pak Lau (Editor in Chief), Germanas Marinskis (Editor in Chief), François Mach (Editor in Chief), Luiz Felipe Moreira (Editor in Chief), Tuomo Nieminen (Editor in Chief), Latifa Oukerraj (Editor in Chief), Stefan Perings (Editor in Chief), Luc Pierard (Editor in Chief) , Tatjana Potpara (Editor in Chief) , Walter Reyes-Caorsi (Editor in Chief), Se-Joong Rim (Editor in Chief) , Olaf Rødevand (Editor in Chief), Georges Saade (Editor in Chief), Mikael Sander (Editor in Chief), Evgeny Shlyakhto (Editor in Chief), Bilgin Timuralp (Editor in Chief), Dimitris Tousoulis (Editor in Chief), Dilek Ural (Editor in Chief) , J.J. Piek (Editor in Chief), Albert Varga (Editor in Chief), Thomas F. Lüscher (Editor in Chief), On behalf of the Editors’ Network European

Data Sharing: A New Editorial Initiative of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Implications for the Editors’ Network

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) provides recommendations to improve the editorial standards and scientific quality of biomedical journals. These recommendations range from uniform technical requirements to more complex and elusive editorial issues including ethical aspects of the scientific process. Recently, registration of clinical trials, conflicts of interest disclosure, and new criteria for authorship - emphasizing the importance of responsibility and accountability - have been proposed. Last year, a new editorial initiative to foster sharing of clinical trial data was launched. This review discusses this novel initiative with the aim of increasing awareness among readers, investigators, authors and editors belonging to the Editors Network of the European Society of Cardiology.