Descriptions regarding the content of consent | Number of journals giving the instruction |
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Subjects allowed to review the manuscript before submission | 37 |
Permission for non-paper-based publication (distribution online and through other media) | 21 |
Permission for reproduction | 3 |
Statement regarding the potential effects of subject identification | 2 |
Statement that signed consent forms will be submitted to publishers | 1 |
Consequences if consent forms are not provided | |
Anonymizing or removing identifying information contained in the article, or not publishing it | 86 |
Independently considering the possibility of publishing the article without consent forms | 8* |
Requiring a statement giving reasons for the unavailability of consent or the inappropriateness of obtaining it | 4 |
Requiring a statement giving reasons for the unavailability of consent and confidentiality procedures | 2 |
Requiring the submission of documents specifying the responsibility of an ethics committee, clinicians, or people in equivalent positions for the article’s publication | 2 |