PLoS Medicine and Publication Ethics: When Is It Research?

PLoS Medicine and Publication Ethics: When Is It Research?

Ramalitse Sakoane It is only about 25 years since the abolition or abandonment of TB sanatoria in South Africa. It is likely that there are people in South Africa who are familiar with the idea of isolation of TB patients from the general public emanating from the era of TB sanatoria, and it is conceivable that they are likely to be understanding of the reasons that were used to keep patients t...

PLoS Medicine's Advisory Group on Publication Ethics

I n March 2005, we announced the appointment of an external advisory committee " to advise us on individual cases for which we are concerned about competing interests or broader ethical questions " [1]. Two years on, what has the committee achieved and how has it helped to shape policies at the journal? The committee is a " virtual " one, with seven members in two countries— the United States a...

Publication ethics: whose problem is it?

Discussions about publication ethics often focus on misconduct by authors such as data fabrication and plagiarism. However, the roles of editors, publishers, academic societies, and research institutions should not be ignored. All these players have ethical responsibilities and should carefully consider the effects of their policies and actions. If people believe that publication ethics is 'som...

ethics in medical research and publication

to present the basic principles and standards of ethics in medical research and publishing, as well as the need for continuing education in the principles and ethics in science and publication in biomedicine. an analysis of relevant materials and documents, sources from the published literature. investing in education of researches and potential researches, already in the level of medical schoo...

Editorial independence and ethics of research publication.