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Journal policy on research funded by the tobacco industry

BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5193 (Published 15 October 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f5193

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Re: Journal policy on research funded by the tobacco industry

The BMJ has no plans to revisit its decision.[1]

1 Godlee F, Malone R, Timmis A, Otto C, Bush A, Pavord I, et al. Journal policy on research funded by the tobacco industry. BMJ 2013;347:f5193. (15 October.)

Competing interests: I am Editor in chief of the BMJ and a director of BMJ, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMA. BMJ receives revenues from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers in the form of advertising, reprint sales, and sponsorship. I receive a bonus based in part on the financial performance of BMJ. The BMJ is an open access journal that charges author fees for publication of research articles. I have campaigned on issues of research transparency and integrity for quite a few years. The BMJ is a founding member of Alltrials.

28 November 2013
Fiona Godlee
editor in chief
BMJ
London WC1H 9JR