News from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
Authors: Frank Davidoff
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Editorials1 August 2000News from the International Committee of Medical Journal EditorsFrank Davidoff, MD, EditorFrank Davidoff, MD, EditorSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-3-200008010-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail More than 20 years ago, a small number of medical journal editors began developing standards to improve the editorial quality of papers written for the biomedical literature. Known formally as the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and informally as the Vancouver Group (in recognition of the city where it first met), the group produced its first standards document, the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (URM), in 1979. These standards have since been adopted by more than 500 journals worldwide. 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Gøtzsche, MD, and Thomas Lang, MA, for the CONSORT GroupThe CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of parallel-group randomised trialsRadiology 2001—The Upcoming Year 1 August 2000Volume 133, Issue 3Page: 229-231KeywordsConflicts of interestData acquisitionObservational studiesRacial and ethnic issuesRandomized trialsResearch designResearch reporting guidelines Issue Published: 1 August 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...