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1‐ Contributor statement
Who is a contributor?
Someone who added usefully to the work
Some journals require authors to sign contributor statements and ‐ provide checklist or
‐ ask authors to state contribution in their own words
‐ editors should have a contributorship policy
‐ identify who is responsible for the integrity of the work (guarantor)
ICMJE
2 ‐ Conflict of interest
When an investigator, author, editor, or reviewer has a financial/personal interest or belief that could affect his/her objectivity, or inappropriately influence his/her actions, a potential conflict of interest exists.
Financial relationship
DIRECT
INDIRECT
• employment
• stock ownership • grants
• patents
• honoraria
• consultancies to sponsoring organizations • mutual fund ownership
• paid expert testimony
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