While one of the earlier descriptions of pragmatic versus explanatory trials was by Schwartz in 1967 [ 7] and again by MacRae in 1989 [ 8], most of the published editorials considering pragmatic trials as a methodology have been since 1998 [ 1- 6].
According to AGREE II, the evaluation of "editorial independence" considers two aspects related to funding bodies or potential authors' competing interests that may influence the guideline content.
In making their selections, our editorial staff considers not only our initial financial and quality screens, but also subjective factors such as management ability, innovation and leadership.
Some were accused publicly and "tried" by newspaper columnists and editorial writers considered friendly to the F.B.I., who were given tidbits from the secret files, but the F.B.I. prevailed only in the press, not in the courts.
When SCImago journal rank was used to define quality, the 12 parameters of editorial leadership considered as predictors explained about 37% of the variance in quality among the journals (multiple R = 0.609, p<0.0001).
In this editorial, we consider the debate, the conclusions thereof, and identify five questions that should be considered by key stakeholders in ongoing discussions.
The accompanying editorial [ 2] considers these results in a wider clinical context.
Looking back, Beth Ailes considers the editorial's publication as the moment when her newspaper became controversial, in the manner she has grown accustomed to as the wife of the chairman of Fox News.
"Anything that could affect editorial integrity is considered very carefully".
