International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Publication Recommendations
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International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Publication Recommendations
What is this about?
The ICMJE recommendations on the conduct, report, editing and publication of scholarly work in journals are the leading recommendations in the field of medical sciences on authorship and contributor criteria. The recommendations cover three main topics.
- Roles & responsbilities of authors, contributors, financial disclosure, journals, peer reviewers and protection of research participants
- Publishing & editorial issues, e.g. retractions, copyright, overlapping publications, correspondence, predatory journals, fees, supplements, sponsorship, electronic publishing, advertising and the media
- Manuscript preparation and submission covers how to prepare and send a manuscript ready for submission to a journal
Why is this important?
The ICMJE recommendations guide best practice and ethical standards for conducting research, editing reports, publication standards and authorship criteria.
