- Editors are accountable and must take responsibility for everything they publish.
- Editors must make fair and impartial decisions that are independent of commercial interests and ensure a fair and appropriate peer review process.
- Editors must adopt editorial policies that encourage maximum transparency and complete honest reporting.
- Editors must protect the integrity of published records by issuing corrections and refusals if necessary, and pursuing suspects in research or publishing misconduct.
- Editors should prevent the misconduct of reviewers and editorial staff.
- Editors should critically evaluate the ethical standards of research in humans and animals.
- Reviewers and authors should be aware of what is expected of them.
- Editors should implement appropriate policies to regulate editorial conflicts of interest.
Responsible research publication: international standards for editors. A position statement developed at the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22-24, 2010
