The Nation - News from Oct. 4, 1989

Spurred by concerns about cases of scientific misconduct, a prestigious medical journal will require study authors to sign a pledge that they will let editors examine their raw data if requested, the journal editor said. The journal also will tighten its requirement on disclosing financial interests involved in the research, said George Lundberg of the Journal of the American Medical Assn. The steps are among requirements being imposed to protect the credibility of the journal, Lundberg said. The requirements will take effect when they are announced in next week’s issue, he said at a science reporters conference in Houston sponsored by the AMA.