Publication: in whose interests?

s and posters at conferences, results presented at meetings (for example, to inform investigators or participants about findings), results databases (data without interpretation, discussion, context or conclusions in the form of tables and text to describe data/information where this is not easily presented in tabular form) are not considered by Blackwell Publishing to be prior publication. Journals may choose to accept (i.e. consider ‘not redundant’) the re-publication of materials that have been accurately translated from an original publication in a different language. Journals that translate and publish material that has been published elsewhere should ensure that they have appropriate permission(s), should indicate clearly that the material has been translated and re-published, and should indicate clearly the original source of the material. Editors may request copies of related publications if they are concerned about overlap and possible redundancy. Re-publishing in the same language as primary publication with the aim of serving different audiences is more difficult to justify when primary publication is electronic and therefore easily accessible, but if editors feel that this is appropriate they should follow the same steps as for translation. Editors should ensure that sub-group analyses, metaand secondary analyses are clearly identified as analyses of data that have already been published, that they refer directly to the primary source, and that (if available) they include the clinical trial registration number from the primary publication. The Blackwell Publishing Exclusive License Form, the OnlineOpen Form, or the Copyright Assignment form, one of which must be submitted before publication in any Blackwell journal, requires signature from the corresponding author to warrant that the article is an original work, has not been published before and is not being considered for publication elsewhere in its final form either in printed or electronic form. Reproduced with kind permission from John Wiley & Sons. First published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice: Graf, C., Wager, E., Bowman, A., Fiack, S., Scott-Lichter, D. and Robinson, A. (2007), Best Practice Guidelines on Publication Ethics: a Publisher’s Perspective. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 61: 1–26. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01230.x 6© 2012 The Author. Nursing in Critical Care © 2012 British Association of Critical Care Nurses