ICMJE Ceases List of Journals Claiming to Follow Its Recommendations

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) previously provided a list on www.ICMJE.org of journals that have contacted the ICMJE to request listing as a journal that follows the ICMJE's recommendations. Although these journals are not "members" of the ICMJE and their inclusion does not indicate "certification" by the ICMJE, the Committee previously thought that maintenance of such a list could help to promote standards of scholarly publishing. Unfortunately, it has come to the committee's attention that many of the listed journals do not actually adhere to the ICMJE recommendations. The inability of the ICMJE to verify the accuracy of this list combined with the increase in predatory scholarly publishing practices contributed to the committee's April 2025 decision to cease maintenance of this list.

See the following for ICMJE editorial on predatory journals: https://www.icmje.org/news-and-editorials/predatory-journals-editorial.pdf

The ICMJE Recommendations have been updated to reflect this change. To assist in identifying where changes have been made, an annotated PDF is available. (This annotated PDF also displays the changes from January 2025.)