CSE Policies

Editorial Policy Statements
Approved by the CSE Board of Directors

1. CSE's White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications
2. CSE Recommendations for Group-Author Articles in Scientific Journals and Bibliometric Databases
3. Who's the Author? Problems with Biomedical Authorship, and Some Possible Solutions (PDF)

Retreat and Task Force Papers

1. Task Force on Science Journals, Poverty, and Human Development
2. Guidance for Journals on Conflict of Interest (PDF)
3. Authorship Task Force

Ethics Survey

1. Response Summary from 2012 CSE “Misconduct Scenarios” Member Ethics Survey

Other Supported Statements

1. ICMJE's Statement on Clinical Trial Registration
2. WAME Policy Statement on Geopolitical Intrusion on Editorial Decisions