Ethical orthopaedics for EFORT, 2014

Ethical publishing in Orthopaedics

As surgeons we rely in part on textbooks and learned articles to inform our practice, to keep up to date and to ensure we are able to deliver the best care to our patients. We also undertake research, review scientific articles and present our findings at meetings and in print. Underlying all we do should be the principles of honesty and transparency. This article considers these principles in ...

A new era of web-based publishing emerges for EFORT: EFORT Open Reviews

This is a legitimate question. However, even though orthopaedic publications abound, EFORT Open Reviews intends to fill a void. The fact is that the number of orthopaedic journals has doubled since 1997, from 37 to 73 journals listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.1 According to Lee et al,2 more than 46 000 orthopaedic papers were published worldwide in the first decade of the 21st cent...

Ethical standards in sport and exercise science research: 2014 update·.

For publication in the International Journal of Sports Medicine (IJSM), studies involving human participants or animals must have been conducted in accordance with recognised ethical standards and national/international laws. At the very first submission stage, authors are required to confirm that these standards and laws have been adhered to by reading, and formally citing, this editorial with...

28th Annual Meeting of the Children’s Orthopaedics, Bonn, 15–16 March 2014

The 2014 Ebola outbreak: ethical use of unregistered interventions

Editorials 622 The large number of cases and wide geographical spread distinguish the current 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa from all known earlier outbreaks. 1 In the past, outbreaks of this disease have been stopped by identifying all cases, tracing all contacts and making sure that those caring for patients use correct protective gear at all times. However, the success o...