Preprints in medical research: Progress and principles.

In this month's editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the role of preprints in human health research and propose a 3-part framework for ensuring benefit.

Setbacks in Alzheimer research demand new strategies, not surrender.

In this month's editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the challenges of addressing a growing population with Alzheimer disease and dementia amidst disappointing news from the pharmaceutical industry.

Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

El Comité Internacional de Editores de Revista Médicas (ICMJE) ha tomado la posición que el compartir los datos generados por los ensayos clínicos es una obligación ética, por cuanto los participantes en esos estudios se colocaron en riesgo al aceptar su inclusión. En esta editorial el ICMJE expresa que requerirá desde Julio 2018 que los manuscritos enviados a sus revistas deben incluir una declaración sobre compartir datos. A su vez, los ensayos clínicos que comiencen a enrolar pacientes a partir de Enero 2019, deben incluir un plan sobre compartir datos en el registro de tales ensayos.

Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A U.S. Health Care Crisis in Need of Health Care Professionals.

The U.S.-based Editors of ICMJE journals call for health-care professionals to act against the public health crisis of injury and death from guns.

Keeping it real: A journal editor in clinic.

In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine's Chief Editor Larry Peiperl discusses the relevance of patient care to a journal editor's work.

Data sharing statements for clinical trials.

A requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors announces requirements that a data sharing plan be prospectively registered, and a data sharing statement be included in submitted manuscripts, for clinical trials to be published in ICMJE journals.