Publication Ethics

The Journal takes issues of publication ethics very seriously. In fact, during the 2009 and 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meetings, Editors from The Journal, as well as other leading pediatric journals, led workshops regarding ethical issues is manuscript preparation and publishing. The below resources provide valuable information regarding publication ethics. If you are unable to find answers to your questions using these websites, we welcome e-mails at journal.pediatrics@cchmc.org.

• The Journal’s Guide for Authors: http://jpeds.com/authorinfo
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): http://www.icmje.org/
• Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): http://www.publicationethics.org.uk/
• Office of Research Integrity: http://ori.dhhs.gov/
  • ORI’s tool for avoiding research misconduct in the lab: http://ori.hhs.gov/TheLab/
• Retraction Watch: http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com/
• eTBLAST (a similarity-based search engine): http://etest.vbi.vt.edu/etblast3/
• Déjà vu (a database of highly similar citations): http://spore.vbi.vt.edu/dejavu/