Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

PLoS Med. 2017 Jun 5;14(6):e1002315. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002315. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Abstract

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors announces requirements that a data sharing plan be prospectively registered, and a data sharing statement be included in submitted manuscripts, for clinical trials to be published in ICMJE journals.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic / organization & administration*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / standards
  • Datasets as Topic / standards*
  • Editorial Policies*
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination*
  • International Cooperation*
  • Periodicals as Topic / standards*
  • Societies, Medical