Must the ICMJE and COPE guidelines and/or recommendations be interpreted (and used) as voluntary advice or as mandatory rules?
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Abstract
• The terms “guideline” and “recommendation” suggest a choice is possible. • Are COPE guidelines and ICMJE recommendations mandatory, or voluntary? • Is it possible to not adhere to COPE and/or ICMJE guidelines? • Rules in such guidelines should be open to challenge. • Are there epistemic contradictions in current established ethics guidelines?
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GuidelineAdvice (programming)BusinessMedicinePsychologyComputer scienceProgramming languagePathologyEthics in medical practiceEthics in Clinical ResearchBiomedical Ethics and Regulation