Vol VIII, Issue 2
Date of Publication: April 30, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2022.060
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Research Articles
Authors’ conflicts of interest in Nepalese healthcare journals
Mohan Raj Sharma
Subigya Parajuli
Lava Shrestha
Gopal Sedain
Prakash Kafle
Abstract:
Most biomedical journals now require authors to declare their conflicts of interest (COI), especially financial ones, before they accept the manuscript for submission. This study aims to examine the COI policies of Nepalese healthcare journals. The sample constituted journals indexed in Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL) as of June 2021. Of the 68 that met our inclusion criteria, 38(55.9%) journals endorsed the COI policy of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Thirty-six (52.9%) journals had a policy for reporting the COI. Financial COI was the only type of COI mentioned. All journals in Nepal are encouraged to request the authors to declare the COI for better transparency.
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