Question Essential area Mean R-Score
27. Do you check for overlapping text and potential plagiarism? Ethics 2.85
43. Do you copy all authors on emails to acknowledge receipt of their manuscript? Fairness 2.85
28. Do you have a plan for how to act when you identify a potential research integrity and publishing ethics issue? Ethics 2.71
38. Do you ask authors to declare conflicts of interest, and do you publish in their article a statement regarding these? Integrity 2.47
37. Do you ask authors to declare sources of funding, and do you publish in their article a statement regarding these? Integrity 2.39