European National Society Cardiovascular Journals. Background, rationale and mission statement of the “Editors’ Club”

Conflict of interest policies and disclosure requirements among European Society of Cardiology national cardiovascular journals

“…This represents a response of 83% (35/42) of NSCJ and 58% (11/19) for Affiliated Cardiac Societies. ESC NSCJ are highly heterogeneous in objectives, format and in scientific content 13. Accordingly, some editors declined to answer the survey because they felt that COI policies did not apply to their journals (lack of original articles, small bulletins, contents with just social news, etc) (data not shown).…”

Data Sharing: A New Editorial Initiative of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Implications for the Editors´ Network

“…The Editors´ Network of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is committed to promote the implementation of high-quality editorial standards among ESC National Societies Cardiovascular Journals (NSCJ). [1][2][3][4] NSCJ play a major role in disseminating highquality scientific research. However, they also play a relevant role in education and harmonization of clinical practice.…”

“…3) Most NSCJ are published in local languages but many have English editions and have gained international scientific recognition. [1][2][3][4] NSCJ nicely complement ESC official journals and, altogether, provide an effective means to disseminate European cardiovascular research. In a globalized and highly competitive editorial environment, promoting high quality editorial standards remain of paramount importance to increase the scientific prestige of NSCJ.…”

“…In a globalized and highly competitive editorial environment, promoting high quality editorial standards remain of paramount importance to increase the scientific prestige of NSCJ. [1][2][3][4] From its conception the Editors´ Network strongly advocated for the adherence to the uniform recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). 1) In the mission statement document the Editors´ Network committed to adapt NSCJ to follow these general editorial recommendations.…”

National society cardiovascular journals of Europe: Almanac 2011

“…Among the operational goals enshrined in its mission statement is a commitment to improve the diffusion of scientific knowledge through distribution of common academic material and joint education initiatives 2 . Heart already has a strong education section and its content, approved by the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology, is available for free access via the Heart and ESC websites.…”