210610P - GUIDELINES ON PUBLICATION

Presentation prepared by Professor Omar Hasan Kasule Sr. MB ChB (MUK). MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard) Professor of Epidemiology and Bioethics

1.0 CONSORT (CONSOLIDATED STANDARDS OF REPORTING TRIALS)  (http://www.consort-statement.org)

• CONSORT statement
• CONSORT checklist
• CONSORT flowchart

2.0 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF MEDICAL JOURNAL EDITORS-1 (http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf)

About the Recommendations

• Purpose of the Recommendations
• Who Should Use the Recommendations?
• History of the Recommendations

Roles & Responsibilities

• Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
• Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest
• Responsibilities in the Submission and Peer-Review Process
• Journal Owners and Editorial Freedom
• Protection of Research Participants

3.0 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF MEDICAL JOURNAL EDITORS-2 (http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf)

Publishing & Editorial Issues

• Corrections, Retractions, Republications and Version Control
• Scientific Misconduct, Expressions of Concern, and Retraction
• Copyright
• Overlapping Publications
• Correspondence
• Fees
• Supplements, Theme Issues, and Special Series
• Sponsorship or Partnership
• Electronic Publishing
• Advertising
• Journals and the Media
• Clinical Trials

Manuscript Preparation and Submission

• Preparing a Manuscript for Submission to a Medical Journal
• Sending the Manuscript to the Journal