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1. Standards

2. •CommitteeonPublicationEthics(COPE)COPEisaforumforeditorsof
peer-reviewedjournalstodiscussissuesrelatedtotheintegrityofthe
scientificrecord.Itsupportsandencourageseditorstoreport,catalogand
investigateethicalproblemsinthepublicationprocess.COPEaimsto
definebestpracticeinresearchethicsandtoassistauthors,editors,
researchersandpublishers.COPEfirstpublishedasetofguidelines
asGuidelinesonGoodPublicationPractice.
•CouncilofScienceEditors(CSE)CSE’smissionistopromoteexcellencein
thecommunicationofscientificinformation.CSE’sWhitepaperon
promotingintegrityinscientificjournalpublicationscoversthe
responsibilitiesofallpartiesinvolvedinpublishingandidentifiesresearch
misconductandguidelinesforaction.

3. •InternationalCommitteeofMedicalJournalEditors(ICMJE)TheICMJEis
agroupofgeneralmedicaljournaleditors.Itsparticipantsmeetannually
andfundtheirworkontheUniformRequirementsforManuscripts(URM)
submittedtobiomedicaljournals.
•WorldAssociationofMedicalEditors(WAME)Establishedin
1995,WAME(pronounced“whammy”)isanon-profitvoluntary
association.Itconsistsofeditorsofpeer-reviewedmedicaljournalsfrom
aroundtheworldwhoseektofosterinternationalcooperationand
educationofmedicaljournaleditors.
•ConsolidatedStandardsofReportingTrials(CONSORT)CONSORTincludes
variousinitiativesdevelopedbytheCONSORTGroup.Itaimstoreducethe
problemsarisingfrominadequatereportingofrandomizedcontrolled
trials(RCTs).CONSORTprovidesstandardsforrandomizedtrials.