1. Committee on Publication Ethics, 2005. The COPE Report, available from: .
2. Financial associations of authors;Drazen;N. Eng. J. Med.,2002
3. The Lancet’s policy on conflicts of interest-2004;James;The Lancet,2004
4. U.S. Office of Government Ethics, 2007. Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE Form 450), . Other conflict of interest/financial disclosure guidance and form templates can be found on the web at the following locations: Food and Drug Administration - financial disclosure for clinical investigators http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/devadvice/ide/financial.shtml and http://www.fda.-gov/oc/guidance/financialdis.html, - procedure for committee members, consultants, and experts http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/conflictofinterest/policies.html;
5. Environmental Protection Agency—Peer Review Handbook http://www.epa.gov/osa/spc/2peerrev.htm;