Current status of conflict of interest reporting in core Chinese nursing scientific journals
[Purposes]This study analyzes the current status of conflict of interest reporting in core Chinese nursing scientific journals and proposes targeted improvement suggestions to promote academic publishing research integrity and ethics codes.[Methods]Twelve core Chinese nursing scientific journals included in the 2023 edition of the Chinese S&T Journal Citation Reports(Natural Science)were selected as the study subjects.We retrieved the number of articles published from January 1,2023,to March 26,2024,from these journals on CNKI.Furthermore,each journal's reports on conflict of interest were screened and evaluated.We also visited the official websites of the 12 journals to investigate their requirements for reporting conflict of interest and author contributions in manuscripts.[Findings]Core Chinese nursing scientific journals exhibit lax requirements for reporting conflict of interest.Among the 12 journals,only 6 journals(50%)have specified requirements for authors to report conflict of interest.Of these,only 2 journals have high reporting rates in 2024,reaching 97%and 86%,respectively.The remaining 4 journals show suboptimal implementation status and lack standardized content for conflict of interest reporting.None of the journals require editors or reviewers to publicly disclose this information to readers.[Conclusions]It is recommended that core Chinese nursing scientific journals promptly implement the conflict of interest declaration policies formulated by national research management departments.Journals should publish requirements for conflict of interest declaration reports and standardized reporting content on their official websites and publishing platforms.Extensive and in-depth education and publicity efforts should target authors,reviewers,and editors to further prevent academic misconduct.
Conflict of interestResearch integrityEthics codeNursing scienceScientific journal
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