Human Subject Research: Reporting Ethics Approval and Informed Consent in 3 Chiropractic Journals

Reporting of ethical considerations in clinical trials in Chinese nursing journals

“…Fitzgerald 35 reviewed four major orthodontic journals in 2012 and the results showed that only 48.6% of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) had reported both informed consent and ethical approval and 27.1% had neither, and the data in controlled clinical trials (CCTs) are 36% and 39.3%, respectively. Similar findings were reported by Murphy et al 36 in 2015 who identified that 49.9% of clinical research published in three leading European Otolaryngology periodicals lacked a statement of ethical approval and 42.9% lacked reported informed consent, and the data in three chiropractic journals are 88% and 56%, respectively, that conducted by Lawrence 37 in 2011. Finally, 54% and only 16% of publications in three paediatric surgical journals 38 documented ethical approval and informed consent, respectively.…”

“…Apart from this study that explored the ethical situation of human research in nursing journals in China, there have been 15 articles available currently which identified the reporting of ethical process in clinical trials in national 32,33 and international periodicals. 24 –31,34 –38 Most of the results showed that ethical transgressions in clinical research remains less than ideal and the public confidence in medical research has been undermined as a result. However, whether to publish ethically suspect work remains controversial.…”

Ethical considerations referred to in child health research published in leading nursing journals: 2015–2019

“…One major purpose of ethical review in publications is to make sure that informed consent and ethical approval has been obtained and reported in the research when possible (Bauchner & Sharfstein, 2001; Yank & Rennie, 2002). Despite the clear ethical reporting obligations, growing evidence has indicated that medical journals do not always meet these ethical reporting requirements (Block, Khitin, & Sade, 2006; Fitzgerald, 2012; Lawrence, 2011; Murphy, Nolan, O'Rourke, & Fenton, 2015; Wu, Howarth, Zhou, et al, 2017).…”

Instructions to Prospective Authors by Indian Biomedical Journals: An Opportunity to Promote Responsible Conduct of Research

“…We argue that one potential way to promote RCR could be to detail information under the “instructions to authors” section as per ICMJE recommendations, and enforcing acknowledgment of them at the time of manuscript submission. Adherence to certain components of the ICMJE recommendations, such as reporting of conflict of interest, clinical trial registration, and endorsement of reporting guidelines, has been reported in various speciality journals, including a few Indian biomedical journals (Hopewell, Altman, Moher, & Schulz, 2008; Jaykaran, Yadav, Chavda, & Kantharia, 2011; Kunath et al, 2011; Lawrence, 2011). However, Indian biomedical journal requirements have not been studied systematically, including components of the ICMJE recommendations.…”