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Publication: an ethical imperative

J Pearn1

  • 1Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|May 20, 1995
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Ensuring publication of all medical research, including studies on human subjects, is crucial for auditing the ethics of researchers and their approving committees. Without this, ethics committees cannot be held accountable for their own standards.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Research Integrity
  • Publication Bias

Background:

  • Publication of medical research serves as an ethical monitor for researchers and an audit for ethics committees.
  • Selectivity in publication or intent to publish can undermine this essential audit process.
  • Ethical oversight in medical research involves a hierarchical system, culminating in institutional or regional ethics committees.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the critical role of publication in the ethical oversight of medical research.
  • To examine the implications of publication selectivity on the accountability of ethics committees.
  • To advocate for a priori requirements for publication intention by ethics committees.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of publication practices and ethical review processes.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsBiomedical and Behavioral Research

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  • Review of the function and accountability of institutional and regional ethics committees.
  • Discussion of ethical principles in clinical and benchtop medical research.

    • Main Results:

    • Ethics committees currently operate with variable efficiency and differing ethical viewpoints.
    • Lack of a mandatory publication intention hinders the routine audit of ethics committees.
    • Publication selectivity weakens the accountability framework for both researchers and committees.

    Conclusions:

    • Institutional ethics committees must require an intention to publish all research involving human subjects.
    • Mandatory publication ensures ethics committees are subject to the same scrutiny they demand of researchers.
    • Implementing this requirement enhances research integrity and ethical accountability.