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Table 6 Journal policy requirements for financial conflict of interest (COI) disclosure (N = 163)

From: Public health journals’ requirements for authors to disclose funding and conflicts of interest: a cross-sectional study

 

n (%)

Disclosure of financial relationships

145 (89%)

Of author(s)

145 (89)

Of author’s institution

40 (25)

Of author’s family member(s)

17 (10)

Not explicitly required

18 (11)

Of other

1 (0)

Types of financial disclosure

Stock ownership

83 (51)

Grant/research support

73 (45)

Direct employment

73 (45)

Serving as an advisor, consultant, or public advocate

70 (43)

Honoraria for speaking, writing, or reviewing on the topic discussed in the manuscript

53 (33)

Personal fees

50 (31)

Indirect financial support

47 (29)

Speaker bureaus or board membership

37 (23)

Royalties

26 (16)

Other type of financial COI

4 (3)

Required but did not specify which types of financial COI

40 (25)

Not required

28 (17)

Duration for which to disclose financial COI

Not specified

142 (87)

Yes, for the previous number of months

20 (12)

Yes, irrespective of timing (i.e., at any time)

1 (1)

Number of months of required duration (N = 20)

Within 12 months

0 (0)

12 months

0 (0)

24 months

1 (5)

36 months

18 (90)

4 years

0 (0)

5 years

1 (5)

  > 5 years

0 (0)

Time frame for financial COI disclosure

Time of the submission

11 (7)

At the initiation of the study

5 (3)

Not specified

4 (3)

Required disclosure of financial COI in the near future

12 (7)

Required duration of financial COI outside submitted work

1 (0)

Explicitly required source of financial benefit

64 (39)

Required monetary value of financial benefit

Not required

162 (100)

Yes, irrespective of amount

1 (0)

Yes, for amounts above a specific value

0 (0)

Required disclosure of any patents

63 (41)