Table 6.

Journal policy requirements for financial conflict of interest (COI) disclosure (N = 163)

	n (%)
Disclosure of financial relationships	145 (89%)
Of author(s)	145 (89)
Of author’s institution	40 (25)
Of author’s family member(s)	17 (10)
Not explicitly required	18 (11)
Of other	1 (0)
Types of financial disclosure
Stock ownership	83 (51)
Grant/research support	73 (45)
Direct employment	73 (45)
Serving as an advisor, consultant, or public advocate	70 (43)
Honoraria for speaking, writing, or reviewing on the topic discussed in the manuscript	53 (33)
Personal fees	50 (31)
Indirect financial support	47 (29)
Speaker bureaus or board membership	37 (23)
Royalties	26 (16)
Other type of financial COI	4 (3)
Required but did not specify which types of financial COI	40 (25)
Not required	28 (17)
Duration for which to disclose financial COI
Not specified	142 (87)
Yes, for the previous number of months	20 (12)
Yes, irrespective of timing (i.e., at any time)	1 (1)
Number of months of required duration (N = 20)
Within 12 months	0 (0)
12 months	0 (0)
24 months	1 (5)
36 months	18 (90)
4 years	0 (0)
5 years	1 (5)
> 5 years	0 (0)
Time frame for financial COI disclosure
Time of the submission	11 (7)
At the initiation of the study	5 (3)
Not specified	4 (3)
Required disclosure of financial COI in the near future	12 (7)
Required duration of financial COI outside submitted work	1 (0)
Explicitly required source of financial benefit	64 (39)
Required monetary value of financial benefit
Not required	162 (100)
Yes, irrespective of amount	1 (0)
Yes, for amounts above a specific value	0 (0)
Required disclosure of any patents	63 (41)