Author Interviews, BMJ / 25.04.2017
Submission and Publication Bias Against Studies With Negative Results Declining
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Gary Evoniuk, PhD
Director of Publication Practices, Medical Communications Quality & Practices
GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: In recent years, industry, and to a lesser extent academia, have been criticised for failing to submit clinical trial data for publication, especially when the data are perceived to be “negative”, (i.e. unfavourable to the drug under study) leading to publication bias. We felt it was important to determine whether this criticism is based on perception or reality and so we conducted what is, to our knowledge the only study to systematically address the issue of submission and publication bias based on study outcome.
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