Industry funding and disclosure

This branch covers financial support and interests in publications, divided into disclosure practice, attribution of industry-financed articles and debate about industry influence on the published record. Writer acknowledgement, authorship eligibility, company payment-reporting obligations, trial registration and results posting sit outside this branch.

• Disclosing interests and support — financial and non-financial interests, disclosure requirements, gathering and wording declarations, omissions and evidence on their effects
• Attribution of industry-financed literature — planning, funding, data ownership and writing beyond the byline, advocacy marketing and proposals for corporate attribution
• Industry influence on the published record — sponsor roles, ghost management, control of unfavourable results, debates over industry-funded research and the boundary between science and promotion