Guidelines/Statements
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Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical JournalsFormerly known as the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts (URMs), ICMJE developed these recommendations to review best practice and ethical standards in the conduct and reporting of research and other material published in medical journals, and to help authors, editors, and others involved in peer review and biomedical publishing create and distribute accurate, clear, reproducible, unbiased medical journal articles. The recommendations may also provide useful insights into the medical editing and publishing process for the media, patients and their families, and general readers.
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Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly PublishingThe Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing is a list of criteria used for listing of journals and DOAJ members are expected to follow these principles as a condition of membership.
Publisher Groups
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Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Member ListCOPE was established in 1997 by a small group of journal editors in the UK but now has over 10 000 members worldwide from all academic fields. Membership is open to editors of academic journals and others interested in publication ethics. All COPE members are expected to follow the Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.
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International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM)STM is a global trade association for academic and professional publishers and members are required to abide by STM Ethical Principles for Scholarly Publishing or equivalent statements.
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International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)The ICMJE is a small working group of general medical journal editors whose participants meet annually and fund their own work on the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
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Open Access Scholarly Publishers AssociationThe mission of OASPA is to support and represent the interests of Open Access (OA) journal and book publishers globally in all scientific, technical, and scholarly disciplines. This mission will be carried out through exchanging information, setting standards, advancing models, advocacy, education, and the promotion of innovation.
Research Reporting Guidelines
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Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives: By OrganizationThe NLM chart lists the major biomedical research reporting guidelines that provide advice for reporting research methods and findings. They usually "specify a minimum set of items required for a clear and transparent account of what was done and what was found in a research study, reflecting, in particular, issues that might introduce bias into the research" (Adapted from the EQUATOR Network Resource Centre). The chart also includes editorial style guides for writing research reports or other publications.
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EQUATOR NetworkThe EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the reliability and value of published health research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting and wider use of robust reporting guidelines.
Readings
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Identifying predatory or pseudo-journalsThis World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) document aims to provide guidance to help editors, researchers, funders, academic institutions and other stakeholders distinguish predatory journals from legitimate journals.
