Publication ethics: clinical chemistry editorial standards.

In the last decade there has been increasing adverse publicity regarding the ethics of researchers, and in some cases journals, for not presenting research data and conclusions in an honest and transparent manner. As editors, we acknowledge our responsibility in making efforts toward reversing this trend. Therefore, on the first anniversary of Clinical Chemistry’s new editorial team, we want to review the Journal’s policies regarding ethics in publication and to clearly identify the steps Clinical Chemistry is taking to avert ethical breeches in the publication of reports.