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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 86:1855-1856 (2004)
© 2004 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Editorial

Changing Ethical Standards in Scientific Publication

Richard A. Brand, MD, Editor-in-Chief1, James D. Heckman, MD, Editor-in-Chief2 and James Scott, FRCS, Editor3

1 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume)
Boston, Massachusetts
3 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume)
London, United Kingdom

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Truth is the drive at the center of science; it must have the habit of truth, not as dogma but as a process1.

—Jacob Bronowski, Science and Human Values

Scientific writing imposes upon the authors a grave responsibility to report truth and to do so in an ethical manner. Editors and publishers have long recognized the importance of ethical behavior. The Memoirs of the Literary Society of Manchester noted in 1785:

The sanction which the Society gives to the work, now published under its auspices, extend only to the novelty, ingenuity, or importance of the several memoirs which it contains. Responsibility concerning the truth of facts, the soundness of reason, in the accuracy of calculations is wholly disclaimed: and must rest alone, on the knowledge, judgement, or ability of the authors who have respectfully furnished such communications2.

Despite certain universal concepts, the standards or requirements of publishing, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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