BMJ  2006;332:177 (21 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7534.177

Letter

JAMA's policy on industry sponsored studies

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Editor—The editorial by Rothman and Evans, that accused the JAMA editorial policy governing industry sponsored studies of being "unfair and absurd," contains numerous errors and misconceptions.^{1 2}

The title of the editorial incorrectly implies that the JAMA policy applies only to clinical trials. An independent statistical analysis is required for any type of industry sponsored study in which the data analysis is conducted only by statisticians employed by the research sponsor. Rothman and Evans also incorrectly say that the policy requires authors to hire an academic statistician before their submission will be considered by JAMA. The policy clearly states that studies in which the data analysis has been conducted only by statisticians employed by the company sponsoring the research will not be accepted for publication in JAMA. Failure to have the independent analysis completed at the time the paper is submitted does not preclude initial evaluation and review of . . . [Full text of this article]

JAMA, 515 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60610, USA Phil.Fontanarosa@jama-archives.org

JAMA, 515 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60610, USA

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