This systematic review and meta-analysis examines changes in scholarly journals' recommendations by analyzing Instructions to Authors (ItAs) from 1987 to 2017. The study summarizes 153 studies and meta-analyzes how often ItAs addressed authorship, conflicts of interest, data sharing, ethics approval, funding disclosure, and ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts. Significant between-study heterogeneity was observed, explained by factors such as time, country, database indexation, impact factor, discipline, and sub-discipline. Addressing of topics generally increased over time, but large differences existed between countries and disciplines, with Health Sciences journals showing greater coverage.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Oct 05, 2021
Authors
Mario Malički, Ana Jerončić, Ijsbrand Jan Aalbersberg, Lex Bouter, Gerben ter Riet
Tags
scholarly journals
instructions to authors
meta-analysis
authorship
ethics approval
data sharing
conflicts of interest
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