Journals Curb Firms’ Research Influence
Seeking to curb the growing influence of drug firms over research finding, the world’s top medical journals announced steps to guarantee that companies that are bankrolling research permit the scientific independence of investigators involved in the study.
A dozen journals--including the Journal of the American Medical Assn., the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet--unveiled uniform requirements for studies submitted for publication.
Many of the journals now will mandate that scientists sign a statement that they take responsibility for the findings, had access to the data and controlled the decision to publish.
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