Open AccessConflicting interests: research, profits, information, health
Author(s) -
Giancarlo Sturloni,
Nico Pitrelli
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
jcom, journal of science communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1824-2049
DOI - 10.22323/2.03010901
Subject(s) - credibility , objectivity (philosophy) , political science , accountability , public relations , tragedy (event) , library science , media studies , sociology , social science , law , philosophy , epistemology , computer science
On 15 September 2001, thirteen major international journals, coordinated by the International Committee of Medical Journals Editors (ICMJE), published a joint editorial titled "Sponsorship, authorship, and accountability". Unfortunately, only four days from the tragedy of 9-11, there is no room in the media for other news. In the scientific world, however, the content of that editorial sets off an alarm: the conflict of interest undermines the objectivity of biomedical research and the credibility of international journals vouchsafeing the quality of that research. (Translated by Andrea Cavatorti, Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori, Trieste, Italy.)