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Dr David Tuller: A Letter to Health Officials About BMJ's Lax Standards

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David is clearly on a roll! Good for him! he is indeed worth his weight in gold!


http://www.virology.ws/2018/06/06/trial-by-error-an/

Trial By Error: A Letter to Health Officials About BMJ’s Lax Editorial Standards
6 JUNE 2018
By David Tuller, DrPH

I am not sure what is going on at BMJ and why editors there seem incapable of acknowledging their flawed decision-making when it comes to two papers that should never have been accepted for publication. One violated BMJ’s policy that all trials must be properly prospectively registered, with no participants recruited beforehand. The other violated official U.K. guidelines by exempting itself from ethical review on false grounds.

Both of these studies involved children and could be cited or raised during policy-making deliberations in the domains of public health and/or medical care. In not acting promptly, BMJ is certainly creating the impression that it places reputational concerns above its interest in ensuring children’s wellbeing. These misplaced priorities suggest that something is seriously amiss with BMJ’s ethical barometer. The failure of BMJ leadership to step in and take corrective action suggests that this is a company-wide problem rather than one afflicting just two journals.