| Resource* | Number of respondents† | Percentage of respondents† | ||
| Not aware | Aware but not used | Used | ||
| Other journals’ instructions | 167 (73) | 18 (12) | 38 (36) | 44 (52) |
| Blackwell Best Practice Guidelines | 212 (98) | 36 (31) | 32 (32) | 32 (37) |
| Blackwell helpdesk | 212 (98) | 59 (54) | 35 (39) | 6 (7) |
| COPE | 216 (102) | 64 (51) | 19 (20) | 17 (29) |
| ICMJE Uniform Requirements | 183 (75) | 72 (55) | 15 (21) | 13 (24) |
| GPP | 211 (98) | 79 (67) | 16 (24) | 5 (9) |
| EMWA guidelines | 209 (97) | 83 (71) | 14 (22) | 3 (7) |
| CSE | 207 (95) | 83 (80) | 13 (13) | 4 (7) |
| WAME | 212 (97) | 85 (79) | 10 (11) | 5 (10) |
| EASE | 207 (96) | 87 (84) | 10 (14) | 3 (2) |
*Abbreviations and acronyms were used on the questionnaire, since we considered that if editors were genuinely aware of an organisation or document then they would be familiar with these.
†Figures in brackets indicate responses from healthcare editors.
COPE, Committee on Publication Ethics; CSE, Council of Science Editors; EASE, European Association of Science Editors; EMWA, European Medical Writers Association; GPP, Good Publication Practice for pharmaceutical companies; ICMJE, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; WAME, World Association of Medical Editors.