PLoS Medicine: Increased Responsibility and Transparency in an Era of Increased Visibility

PLoS Medicine: Increased Responsibility and Transparency in an Era of Increased Visibility: "The internet has spurred an intellectual revolution in the dissemination of medical information. Journals have thus far been accepted as one of the most trusted sources of information. It's clear, however, that in order to maintain that trust, journals and editors need to continue to consider all the pressures that can arise in publishing and put in place robust, transparent procedures for handling all the potential conflicts that can arise, whether they are those of authors, editors, or the journals themselves.