A statement on ethics from the HEART group

TLDR: A Statement on Ethics From the HEART Group has developed a document that addresses general ethical principles in the conduct of the scientific process with which all of the editors concur.

Abstract: Over the past several years, the editors of leading international cardiovascular journals have met to form the HEART Group and to discuss areas of growing, common interest. Recently, the HEART Group has developed a document that addresses general ethical principles in the conduct of the scientific process with which all of the editors concur. Published essentially simultaneously in all of the participating journals, including this journal, this document presents the ethical tenets accepted by all of the undersigned editors that will (continue to) guide their decisions in the editorial process. These are the general principles on which the HEART Group is based and by which we, as a group, abide; however, please note that individual journal members and their respective societies may have their own rules and regulations that supersede the guidelines of the HEART Group. Acta Cardiologica Hugo Ector, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Patrizio Lancellotti, MD Editor-in-Chief American Journal of Cardiology William C. Roberts, MD Editor-in-Chief American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology Nanette K. Wenger, MD Editor-in-Chief Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology Arthur J. Moss, MD Editor-in-Chief Canadian Journal of Cardiology Eldon R. Smith, MD Editor-in-Chief Cardiology Jeffrey S. Borer, MD Editor-in-Chief Cardiosource Review Journal Kim A. Eagle, MD Editor-in-Chief Cardiovascular Drug Reviews Jane Freedman, MD Incoming Editor-in-Chief Henry Krum, PhD Incoming Editor-in-Chief Chim Lang, MD Incoming Editor-in-Chief Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy Willem J. Remme, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Cardiovascular Research Hans Michael Piper, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions Christopher J. White, MD Editor-in-Chief Circulation Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Circulation Research Eduardo Marban, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Coronary Artery Disease Burton E. Sobel, MD Editor Current Opinion in Cardiology Robert Roberts, MD Editor Current Problems in Cardiology Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, MD Editor Europace A. John Camm, MD Editor-in-Chief European Heart Journal Frans Van de Werf, MD Editor-in-Chief European Journal of Heart Failure Karl Swedberg, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Heart Adam D. Timmis, MD Editor Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care Kathleen S. Stone, PhD, RN Editor-in-Chief Heart Rhythm Douglas P. Zipes, MD Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Interventional Cardioangiology David G. Iosseliani, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Allen J. Taylor, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology Michael R. Rosen, MD Editor Journal of Interventional Cardiology Cindy L. Grines, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of the American College of Cardiology Anthony N. DeMaria, MD Editor-in-Chief JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Jagat Narula, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Spencer B. King III, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of Electrocardiology Galen S. Wagner, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Sanjeev Saksena, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Alan S. Pearlman, MD Editor-in-Chief Journal of Heart Valve Disease Endre Bodnar, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Robert W. Emery, MD Incoming Editor-in-Chief Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Lawrence H. Cohn, MD Editor-in-Chief Netherlands Heart Journal Ernst E. van der Wall, MD Editor-in-Chief Pediatric Cardiology Ra-id Abdulla, MD Editor-in-Chief Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases Michael Lesch, MD Editor Revista Espanola de Cadiologia Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD Editor-in-Chief Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal Rolf Ekroth, MD Chief Editor