Department of Periodontology and Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2021 Dec;129(6):e12823. doi: 10.1111/eos.12823. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
Reporting potential conflicts of interest (COIs) by all parties involved in the publication process is of pivotal importance to increase trust in research. The present study assessed the disclosure of potential COIs of editors and editorial board members of high-ranked dental journals. From 28 April 2021 to 05 May 2021, the websites of 91 dental journals classified by impact factor (IF) were scrutinized to obtain information on the reporting of COI forms of editors and board members, and whether these individuals reported their detailed curriculum vitae (CV). The COI forms were assessed to understand the potential financial and non-financial COIs of editors and board members. Only 11 (12.1%) journals reported COI forms of editors-in-chief (EICs) and associate editors (AEs). No journal reported a COI form of the editorial board members. Of the 100 editors (EICs plus AEs), 25 (25.%) declared connections to for-profit organisations, and seven (7%) to not-for-profit organisations. Five (5%) editors (all AEs) reported non-financial COIs, and 35 (35%) editors reported nothing to declare. Nine (9.9%) journals reported a short CV of editors, which were not informative regarding potential COIs. Editors and editorial board members of high-ranked dental journals should report in more detail their potential COIs.
报告出版过程中所有相关方的潜在利益冲突（COI）对于增加对研究的信任至关重要。本研究评估了高排名牙科期刊的编辑和编委会成员披露潜在 COI 的情况。从 2021 年 4 月 28 日至 2021 年 5 月 5 日，对按影响因子（IF）分类的 91 种牙科期刊的网站进行了审查，以获取有关编辑和委员会成员 COI 表格报告的信息，以及这些个人是否报告了他们详细的简历（CV）。对 COI 表格进行了评估，以了解编辑和委员会成员的潜在财务和非财务 COI。只有 11 种（12.1%）期刊报告了总编辑（EIC）和副主编（AE）的 COI 表格。没有期刊报告编委会成员的 COI 表格。在 100 名编辑（EIC 加 AE）中，有 25 名（25%）宣称与营利组织有联系，7 名（7%）与非营利组织有联系。有 5 名（5%）编辑（均为 AE）报告了非财务 COI，35 名（35%）编辑报告无任何事项需要申报。有 9 种（9.9%）期刊报告了编辑的简短简历，但对潜在的 COI 没有提供有意义的信息。高排名牙科期刊的编辑和编委会成员应更详细地报告他们的潜在 COI。
