Online Comments Lead to BMJ’s Disclosure of Competing Interests Get Involved SIGN UP TODAY Stay informed DONATE NOW HELP DEFEND INTEGRITY TAKE ACTION Be part of the solution ISSUES Online Comments Lead to BMJs Disclosure of Competing Interests 16 Mar In BMJ Bob Roehr wrote about a report published by German researchers in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describing an apparent tendency for journals that accept pharmaceutical advertising to publish more positive drugrelated articles than those thatdepend on subscription dollars to pay the bills. The study and the Roehrs summary are good reading in their own right but the comment section is where things really get interesting. There Age of Autism UK editor John Stone points to a commentary penned by the Alliance for Human Research Protections Vera Hassner Sharav and draws into question BMJs sources of funding. His main focus is the tension between that publications Andrew Wakefield investigations and its receipt of money from an arm of Merck.