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M. Therese Southgate, MD

JAMA. 1987;258(10):1375.

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As it is generally used, the term conflict of interest applies to public officials and means that there is a clash between one's sworn duty to the public interest and one's private financial interest.¹ In recent years, the term has been extended to apply to investigators who report studies in medical journals,² and disclosure of possible financial gain by the authors of such studies is now editorial policy for some journals.^2,3THE JOURNAL, for example, requests that each author of a submitted manuscript "list all affiliations with or financial involvement in any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials of the research discussed in the manuscript (eg, employment, consultancies, and stock ownership)."³ During THE JOURNAL's review process, all such disclosures are held in confidence by the editors and do not enter into decisions concerning the merits of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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