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2 Psych. Inj. & L. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.journals/psyinjl2 and id is 1 raw text is: Psychol. Inj. and Law (2009) 2:1-3 DOI 10.1007/s12207-009-9038-3 ELDTORIAL Psychological Injury and Law: Editorial Policies on Defamation and Disclosure Gerald Young Received: 18 January 2009 /Accepted: 22 January 2009 /Published online: 21 February 2009 C Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract In this editorial, to initiate the second year of the journal, the editor describes some critical journal policies. In particular, the editorial examines defamation, disclosure of conflict of interest, citing unpublished research and data, and manuscript submission review procedures. Keywords Editorial policies - Defamation - Disclosure- Unpublished research Editorial Policy on Defamation and Libel The academic publishing environment has been shaken by articles and books exhibiting ethical violations, documented cases of fraud, lack of disclosure of conflicts of interest, and published defamatory remarks. In this difficult publishing environment, scholarly, scientific peer-reviewed journals such as Psychological Injury and Law (PIL) need to adopt the strictest of publishing standards and editorial policies, both in terms of what is expected in submitted manuscripts, in disclosure by their authors, and in the review process of the submissions and disclosure by reviewers. In Young (2008), to initiate the journal, I elaborated journal policies and information for authors. In the present editorial, to initiate the journal's second year, I continue this process. The association that houses PIL, the Association for Scientific Advancement in Psychological Injury and Law Gerald Young, Department of Psychology, York University Many thanks to Andrew Kane and Izabela Schultz for helpful comments on the text G. Young (2) Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University, 2275 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON M4N 3M6, Canada e-mail: gyoung@glendon.yorku.ca (ASAPIL), has adopted rigorous policies pertaining to potential defamation and libel (Young 2009; based on Jacobs 2007; Jacobs and Ogden 1995). Defamation and libel involve dissemination of false or misleading facts or false or misleading implied facts that might be damaging to the reputation of the aggrieved party. Defamation and libel might be committed despite belief by the individual or entity that is the truth is being communicated. The statement must be derogatory or damaging to reputation, for example, involving accusation of dishonesty or other moral deficiency. In many or most legal jurisdictions, by taking reasonable precautions to ensure accuracy in every detail, the individual will not be held liable for defamation or libel, even if a statement turns out to be false and defamatory or libelous. Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Bigler et al. (2009) have published an article in the present issue of PIL that suggests a policy that the journal should adopt with respect to full disclosure about the categories that they present, at least where they are applicable. The authors used a format in which they disclosed: (a) author contribu- tions; (b) study concept and design; (c) acquisition of data; (d) analysis and interpretation of data; (e) drafting of the manuscript; (f) critical revisions of the manuscript for important intellectual content; (g) statistical analysis; (h) administrative, technical, and material support; (i) supervision; () financial disclosures; and (k) funding/support. In addition to Bigler et al. (2009), Williams et al. (2009), in an article that is tentatively scheduled for publication in the next issue of this journal, have disclosed fully all relevant potential conflicts of interest in their article. Both articles referred to PIL as having good disclosure policies. Both articles stand as excellent models on how to proceed in e Springer

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