Comparison of Instructions to Authors and Reporting of Ethics Components in Selected African Biomedical Journals: 2008 and 2017.

IF 1.7 4区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-02 DOI:10.1177/15562646241276237

Isaac O Dipeolu, Douglas R Wassenaar

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Abstract

Journal editors instruct authors to describe human participant protections in original research reports. However, little is known about African biomedical journal authors' adherence to such journal editors' instructions. This study investigated changes in editors' instructions to authors and authors' reporting of research ethics information in selected African biomedical journals between 2008 and 2017. Twelve selected journal websites and online articles were reviewed in Eastern, Southern, and Western African [ESWA] countries. A pre-tested schema and a checklist were used to collect data from journal websites and articles published in 2008 and 2017, and the data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Half of the journals requested prospective authors to disclose ethics approval and related issues in their manuscripts between 2008 and 2017. There was a significant increase in instructions to authors regarding information on the protection of research participants within this period; more authors complied with these requirements in 2017 than in 2007.

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2008 年和 2017 年部分非洲生物医学期刊的作者须知和伦理内容报告比较。

期刊编辑指示作者在原始研究报告中说明对人类参与者的保护。然而，人们对非洲生物医学期刊作者遵守期刊编辑指示的情况知之甚少。本研究调查了 2008 年至 2017 年间编辑对作者的指示以及作者在选定的非洲生物医学期刊中报告研究伦理信息的变化情况。研究人员审查了东部、南部和西部非洲 [ESWA] 国家的 12 个选定期刊网站和在线文章。使用预先测试的模式和核对表从期刊网站和2008年至2017年发表的文章中收集数据，并使用描述性和推论性统计对数据进行分析。2008年至2017年间，半数期刊要求未来作者在稿件中披露伦理审批及相关问题。在此期间，向作者发出的有关保护研究参与者信息的指示大幅增加；2017年遵守这些要求的作者多于2007年。

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来源期刊

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 医学-医学：伦理

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

7.70%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JERHRE) is the only journal in the field of human research ethics dedicated exclusively to empirical research. Empirical knowledge translates ethical principles into procedures appropriate to specific cultures, contexts, and research topics. The journal''s distinguished editorial and advisory board brings a range of expertise and international perspective to provide high-quality double-blind peer-reviewed original articles.