Guidance developed by editorial groups

The following guidelines relating to publications of health research were developed by influential editorial groups.

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. (Updated 2010)

World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Resources, Policy Statements

The American Psychological Association (APA) Working Group on Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS Group)
Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology: Why Do We Need Them? What Might They Be? American Psychologist 2008 Vol. 63, No. 9, 839–851 

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
COPE Guidelines (including Code of Conduct ; Guidelines for Retracting Articles; Ethical Editing for New Editors)

Council of Science Editors (CSE)
CSE's White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications

Forum for African Medical Editors (FAME)
FAME Editorial Guidelines

Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors
Manual for Editors of Health Science Journals

European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles to be Published in English


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