Note: This editorial is being published simultaneously in Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Chinese Medical Journal, Deutsches Ärzteblatt (German Medical Journal), Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (Dutch Journal of Medicine), New England Journal of Medicine, New Zealand Medical Journal, PLOS Medicine, Revista Médica de Chile, The Lancet, and Ugeskrift for Laeger (Danish Medical Journal).
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Secretary, ICMJE, Executive Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine
Joyce Backus, MSLS, Representative and Associate Director for Library Operations, National Library of Medicine
Christopher Baethge, MD, Chief Scientific Editor, Deutsches Ärzteblatt (German Medical Journal)
Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor-in-Chief, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) and the JAMA Network
Peter W. de Leeuw, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (Dutch Journal of Medicine)
Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD, Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
John Fletcher, MB, BChir, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Medical Association Journal
Frank A. Frizelle, MBChB, FRACS, Editor-in-Chief, New Zealand Medical Journal
Trish Groves, MBBS, MRCPsych, Head of Research, British Medical Journal
Abraham Haileamlak, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
Astrid James, MBBS, Deputy Editor, The Lancet
Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine
Larry Peiperl, MD, Chief Editor, PLOS Medicine
Anja Pinborg, MD, Scientific Editor-in-Chief, Ugeskrift for Laeger (Danish Medical Journal)
Peush Sahni, MBBS, MS, PhD, Representative and Past President, World Association of Medical Editors
Sinan Wu, MD, Representative, Chinese Medical Journal