n (%) | |
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COI disclosure policy | |
Specific to the journal | 125 (77) |
Specific to the publisher | 8 (5) |
Specific to both | 30 (18) |
Timing of COI disclosure | |
At the time of manuscript submission | 159 (98) |
At the time of manuscript acceptance | 9 (6) |
Unclear | 3 (2) |
Form of COI disclosure | |
A narrative statement | 149 (91) |
ICMJEa Uniform Disclosure Form | 24 (15) |
Journal form | 24 (15) |
Publisher form | 9 (6) |
Modified ICMJE form | 6 (4) |
A COI disclosure form different from the ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form | 2 (1) |
Location of COI disclosure | |
Online as part of the submission process | 96 (59) |
In the body of the manuscript | 95 (58) |
In a file separate from the manuscript (e.g., cover letter) | 61 (37) |
Via email sent by authors to the journal | 2 (1) |
Unclear | 8 (5) |
Making of COI disclosures publically available | |
Not clear | 82 (50) |
Within the published manuscript | 81 (50) |
In an online form | 0 (0) |
Upon request | 0 (0) |
Explicitly states that disclosures will not be made available | 0 (0) |
Requested COI disclosure related to | |
Submitted work | 137 (84) |
Work not related to the submitted work (or outside the submitted work) | 7 (4) |
Not specified | 26 (16) |
Effect of COI disclosures on the editorial process described | 31 (19) |
Authors may be contacted for more details on disclosed COI | 18 (11) |
COI disclosure may be verified following revision or acceptance | 11 (7) |
Procedures to verify authors’ COI disclosures described | 0 (0) |
Effect of not disclosing COI on editorial process described | 16 (10) |