http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5829 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:36:52 GMT 2013-05-22T09:36:52Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7699 Title: Policies and Practices of Australian Universities on Competing Interests of Academic Staff Authors: Chapman, Simon; Morrell, Bronwen; Forsyth, Rowena; Kerridge, Ian; Stewart, Cameron Abstract: It is widely recognized that competing financial(and non-financial) interests may (inappropriately) influence the design and outcomes of research, the nature of public discourse and the development of public policy and the lack of transparency about competing interests risks undermining public trust in the independence and integrity of universities and university research. While most educational and research institutions now require the disclosure of competing interests it is unclear to what extent this information is accessible to the public and media. Objective To document the existence and provisions of Australian universities'(n=39) policies on academic staff's competing interests and university practices in recording, updating and making these publicly accessible. Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7699 2011-06-25T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7462 Title: Reviewer refusal rates for 300,866 requested reviews in 20 BMJ Group journals Authors: Chapman, Simon Abstract: Data were extracted from the BenchPress editorial management system for 20 journals which each had data for the years 2002-2010.We examined whether there were differences among journals on reviewer refusal rates. Across all journals, nearly one in three requests to review were declined (range 21.2-39.8). Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7462 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5831 Title: The Doctor in Literature. Volume 3. Career Choices Authors: Posen, Solomon Abstract: This book is the third of four volumes in the series The Doctor in Literature. Like the first two,1, 2 it is intended to serve as an indexed, annotated anthology and to bring together a total of some 1500 extracts from approximately 600 works of fiction where medical doctors appear as major or minor characters. The citations in volume 3 relate to the choice of medicine as a career, and the doctor’s decision to confine his activities to specific areas. This volume also concerns itself with the perceptions (positive or negative) of different specialties among other members of the profession and among the general public. Description: This work is the unpublished third volume of the "Doctor in Literature" series. Volumes 1 and 2 can be found at http://opac.library.usyd.edu.au/record=b3385842~S4 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:58:01 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5831 2010-01-27T21:58:01Z