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for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. Annotated versions of this and earlier updates to the Recommendations are available in the announcement of the respective updates in
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Roles & Responsibilities
Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest
Responsibilities in the Submission and Peer-Review Process
Journal Owners and Editorial Freedom
Protection of Research Participants
Publishing & Editorial Issues
Corrections and Version Control
Scientific Misconduct
Copyright
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