Announcements, Updates & Editorials:

ICMJE seeking 2 New Member Journals (September 2012)

Toward More Uniform Conflict Disclosures: The Updated ICMJE Conflict of Interest Reporting Form (July 2010) (PDF)

ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest (July 2010)

Sample ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest (July 2010) (PDF)

Uniform Format for Disclosure of Competing Interests in ICMJE Journals (October 2009) (PDF)

ICMJE Seeking 2 New Member Journals: Extended Deadline for Applications (September 2009)
The ICMJE is seeking 2 new member journals to be represented by their editors-in-chief.

Update on FDAAA from ClinicalTrials.gov (June 2008)
We have received questions concerning the posting of results at ClinicalTrials.gov in compliance with US Federal law and ”prior publication” decisions by journal editors.

Clinical Trial Registration: Looking Back and Moving Ahead (June 2007)
A summary of the 2007 reevaluation of a 2005 policy requiring investigators to deposit information about trial design into an accepted clinical trials registry before the onset of patient enrollment.

Canadian Medical Association Journal Announcement (February 2006)
The ICMJE expresses concern at the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) dismissal of the Canadian Medical Association Journal’s (CMAJ) editor and senior deputy editor, John Hoey and Anne Marie Todkill.

Update on Trials Registration (May 2005)
Is This Clinical Trial Fully Registered?: A Statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Update on Trials Registration (October 2004)
A clarification regarding the committee’s mention that ClinicalTrials.gov is the only existing registry that currently fulfills the ICMJE specified criteria for acceptable registries.

Clinical Trial Registration (September 2004) (PDF)
An overview of the ICMJE's clinical trial registration policy.

Sponsorship, Authorship, and Accountability (September 2001)
An overview of the ICMJE's policies on sponsorship, authorship, and accountability.