Editor and peer reviewer financial conflict of interest policies in public health journals
- 1 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 30 (6), 1230-1232
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa183
Abstract
The influence of harmful commodity industries on health research has heightened concerns around author financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) in public health journals (PHJs), with little discussion of potential editorial, i.e., editor and reviewer, FCOIs. In this analysis of 20 prominent PHJs, detailed disclosure requirements, the inclusion of timeframes, and policy accessibility were found lacking in editorial, compared with author, FCOI policies. Disclosure forms were employed in 32% of PHJs for authors but not for editors or reviewers. Recusal policies were similar for reviewers (68%) and editors (60%). Strengthening editorial FCOI policies will increase the integrity of PHJs' editorial processes.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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