TABLE 2.
Degree of adherence to the WHO call for open data in PHEIC in five milestone Medical journals b
| Open data (shared datasets) | Fulfilled by 0.7% of the research items (n = 1 out of 140) a |
| Patient data | Included in 22.9% of the research items (n = 32 out of 140), with the remaining being mainly opinion papers c |
| Expedited peer review policy | Fulfilled by all five b journals |
| Elimination of embargo policy (open access for COVID‐19‐related manuscripts) | Fulfilled by all five b journals (open access to all items) |
| Fit‐for‐purpose platforms to present COVID‐19 research | Fulfilled by all five b journals |
Abbreviations: BMJ, British Medical Journal; COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; PHEIC, Public Health Emergencies of International Concern; WHO, World Health Organization.
Since the April 20, 2020 (after the present search was conducted), the BMJ has requested for open datasets concerning COVID‐19 related‐research.
Searched journals included the Annals of Internal Medicine, The British Medical Journal, The Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine.
An additional n = 3 publications were also data driven without, however, any patient data (involved samples from surfaces, air or incubation period data).