Healthy Skepticism Library item: 17124

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Publication type: Journal Article

The perils of journal and supplement publishing
The Lancet 2010 Jan 30; 375:(9712):347
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60147-X/fulltext

Abstract:

Some years ago, The Lancet’s editors were asked to consider the publication of commercially sponsored supplements. We were against the idea. But the circumstances at the time led us to experiment with the proposal. It was a disaster. The supplement papers-all reviews-that were sent to us all failed at peer-review. Our reviewers sent us the strong message that to publish supplements at all would signal a commercial step too far. Supplements are now firmly off this journal’s agenda.
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