Financial interests of authors in scientific journals: A pilot study of 14 publications

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 395-410

  Krimsky, S ^a   Rothenberg, L S ^b   Stott, P ^a   Kyle, G ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of Interests; Financial Disclosure; Industry and Education; Scientific Literature; Scientists; Universities and Colleges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATENT; PERSONNEL; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WRITING;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

AUTHORSHIP; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; EDITORIAL POLICIES; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MASSACHUSETTS; PATENTS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0030251463     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02583927     Document Type: Article

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