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 October 2008)

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)
Code of Conduct 
Guidelines for retracting articles

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


Page last edited: 18 December 2009