Comments on the proposed ICMJE Disclosure Form

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  • Christopeher Cannon
    Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Role(s):
    • An author who publishes work in medical journals
    • A health care professional
    • A reader of medical journals
    • A journal editor
    Date Submitted: Friday, January 31, 2020 - 08:34

    It is easy to understand what the ICMJE Disclosure Form is asking to be disclosed.
    • No
    Comments: see below

    The information collected by the ICMJE Disclosure Form is appropriate.
    • No
    Comments: THE issue that you highlight is the repetitiveness of doing a new form for each paper. You say that now you would need to do this just once, and have it posted online for anyone to see at any time. BUT - then you can't ask the question of "Is this relationship or activity DIRECTLY RELATED to the work reported? Time frame for reporting is from the initial conception and planning of the work to the present." that would need to be tailored to each submission - so it defeats the purpose of having one central disclosure...

  • Sherief Kamel
    Horizon Health
    Role(s):
    • A health care professional
    • A reader of medical journals
    Date Submitted: Friday, January 31, 2020 - 06:54

    It is easy to understand what the ICMJE Disclosure Form is asking to be disclosed.
    • Yes

    The information collected by the ICMJE Disclosure Form is appropriate.
    • No
    Comments: For dietary/nutrition articles, authors should disclose personal dietary preferences as well as investments/payments from food-related companies. These biases are very prominent and should be clearly started.

  • Alan Purvis
    Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Hong Kong Medical Journal
    Role(s):
    • A patient
    • A reader of medical journals
    • A journal editor
    Date Submitted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 22:42

    It is easy to understand what the ICMJE Disclosure Form is asking to be disclosed.
    • No
    Comments: First, thank you for your invaluable work! The new form is a great improvement. Some comments: - There is growing scientific output from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and elsewhere. It would make the form more accessible for non-native English speaking authors from these and other countries if the wording were clearer, more direct, and more concise. While I am sure translations will be available, English language journals will no doubt provide only the English version and expect the English version to be submitted, for their English-speaking audience. - For the same reason, I agree with some other commenters that the distinction between 'direct' and 'topically' related could be worded more clearly.

    The information collected by the ICMJE Disclosure Form is appropriate.
    • Yes
    Comments: - I wonder if the distinction between 'direct' and 'topically' related adds unnecessary complexity? Including those categories tacitly suggests that authors need only report activities that fall into one (or both) of the categories, which seems contrary to the intention for authors to disclose everything and allow the reader to decide. - Presumably, the intention is for the entire completed form to be published alongside any publications. However, many journals currently publish a summary of COI within the article. Will the final form provide a short summary, such as that provided by the current ICMJE COI disclosure form? - Will the form (or accompanying instructions) go as far as providing guidance for journals/authors on how the collected information can be simply included in a manuscript and/or stored/published elsewhere and linked?

  • Karin Nyfort-Hansen
    Adelaide University, University of South Australia
    Role(s):
    • An author who publishes work in medical journals
    • A health care professional
    • A patient
    • A reader of medical journals
    Date Submitted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 22:02

    It is easy to understand what the ICMJE Disclosure Form is asking to be disclosed.
    • No
    Comments: I think "Stock and stock options" requires further clarification. Many authors may have indirect interest in relevant stocks held in superannuation/investment funds.Some guidance about whether these need to be disclosed would be useful. "Receipt of equipment,materials, drugs,writing, or other services" should specifically mention software.

    The information collected by the ICMJE Disclosure Form is appropriate.
    • Yes
    Comments: In the interests of transparency this form would also be suitable for peer reviewers.

  • Guy B. Faguet
    Augusta University (retired)
    Role(s):
    • An author who publishes work in medical journals
    • A health care professional
    • A reader of medical journals
    Date Submitted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 11:52

    It is easy to understand what the ICMJE Disclosure Form is asking to be disclosed.
    • Yes

    The information collected by the ICMJE Disclosure Form is appropriate.
    • No
    Comments: To expect "that readers can decide whether these relationships or activities should influence their assessments of the work" is akin of expecting readers to decide whether the content of a paper is trustworthy. In a soon to be published book I reveal that "while medical science has progressed remarkably over the years, today’s publishing process is afflicted by numerous shortcomings including participants’ varying skills and self-regulations policies powerless to restrain participants seeking career advancement, notoriety, or financial gain." That includes a number of researchers, authors, peer-reviewers, editors - and the influence of the for-profit publishing and pharmaceutical industries on the medical literature.

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