In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

In Science Journals.

Highlights from the family of journals.

Preparing raw clinical data for publication: guidance for journal editors, authors, and peer reviewers.

In recognition of the benefits of transparent reporting, many peer-reviewed journals require that their authors be prepared to share their raw, unprocessed data with other scientists and/or state the availability of raw data in published articles. But little information on how data should be prepared for publication - or sharing - has emerged. In clinical research patient privacy and consent for use of personal health information are key considerations, but agreed-upon definitions of what constitutes anonymised patient information do not appear to have been established.

Preparing raw clinical data for publication: guidance for journal editors, authors, and peer reviewers.

Many peer reviewed journals now require authors to be prepared to share their raw, unprocessed data with other scientists or state the availability of raw data in published articles, but little information on how such data should be prepared for sharing has emerged. propose a minimum standard for de-identifying datasets to ensure patient privacy when sharing clinical research data

A vision of the future for BMC Medicine: serving science, medicine and authors.

In June 2009, BMC Medicine received its first official impact factor of 3.28 from Thomson Reuters. In recognition of this landmark event, the BMC Medicine editorial team present and discuss the vision and aims of the journal.

Planning the human variome project: the Spain report.

The remarkable progress in characterizing the human genome sequence, exemplified by the Human Genome Project and the HapMap Consortium, has led to the perception that knowledge and the tools (e.g., microarrays) are sufficient for many if not most biomedical research efforts.

Corrections in an electronic environment.

The need to publish corrections to scientific articles, and occasionally to retract them, has been recognized for decades. However very little emphasis has been attached to how this is done, provided that the retraction or correction is accessible. We are considering a policy to directly correct our online publications.