The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) provides recommendations to improve the editorial standards and scientific quality of biomedical journals. These recommendations range from uniform technical requirements to more complex and elusive editorial issues including ethical aspects of the scientific process. Recently, registration of clinical trials, conflicts of interest disclosure, and new criteria for authorship - emphasizing the importance of responsibility and accountability -, have been proposed. Last year, a new editorial initiative to foster sharing of clinical trial data was launched. This review discusses this novel initiative with the aim of increasing awareness among readers, investigators, authors and editors belonging to the Editors' Network of the European Society of Cardiology.

Acta Cardiologica Liege Belgium

Acta Cardiologica Sinica Aipei Taiwan ROC

Anatolian Journal of Cardiology Eskisehir Turkey

Archives des maladies du cœur et des vaisseaux Pratique Bobigny France

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Paris France

Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology Istanbul Turkey

Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico Mexico City Mexico

Armenian Journal of Cardiology Yerevan Armenia

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Sao Paulo Brazil

Austrain Journal of Cardiology Vienna Austria

Basic Research in Cardiology Essen Germany

Bulgarian Journal of Cardiology Sofia Bulgaria

Cardio News Berlin Germany

Cardiologia Croatica Zagreb Croatia

Cardiologia Hungarica Szeged Hungary

Cardiologie Tunisienne Tunis Tunisia

Cardiologisk Forum Berlin Germany

Cardiology Letters Bratislava Slovak Republic

Cardiovascular Medicine Geneva Switzerland

Cardiovascular Medicine Zurich Switzerland

Chairman Editors' Network Madrid Spain

Clinical Research in Cardiology Homburg Germany

Cor et Vasa Prague Czech Republic

Der Kardiologie Duesseldorf Germany

European Heart Journal Zurich Switzerland

Heart and Blood Vessels Belgrade Serbia

Heart News Beirut Lebanon

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology Athens Greece

Hjerteforum Oslo Norway

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Brescia Italy

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology Hong Kong China

Kardiologia Polska Warsaw Poland

Kardiyovaskuler Hemsirelik Dergisi Istanbul Turkey

Korean Circulation Journal Seoul Republic of Korea

La Revue Marocaine de Cardiologie Rabat Morocco

Medicinski Zurnal Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Netherlands Heart Journal Amsterdam Netherlands

Revista Colombiana de Cardiologia Bogota Colombia

Revista Española de Cardiología Barcelona Spain

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia Coimbra Portugal

Revista Uruguaya de Cardiologia Montevideo Uruguay

Romanian Journal of Cardiology Bucharest Romania

Russian Journal of Cardiology St Petersburg Russian Federation

SAHeart Stellenbosch South Africa

Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine Vilnius Lithuania

Sydänääni Lahti Finland

Thai Heart Journal Bangkok Thailand

The Egyptian Heart Journal Alexandria Egypt

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