Table 2 Analysis of articles according to article content

Argues that NFCOIs are COIs

199/206 (96.12%)^a

Argues that NFCOIs should not be considered COIs

8/206 (3.40%)^a

NFCOIs are important and need management

151/206 (72.82%)^a

 Treats disclosure of NFCOIs as insufficient

84/150 (55.33%)

 Treats disclosure of NFCOIs as sufficient

41/150 (27.33%)

 Does not directly discuss disclosure or other management strategies

26/150 (17.33%)

No statements on the importance of managing NFCOIs

47/206 (22.82%)

NFCOIs should not be managed similarly to FCOIs

9/206 (3.88%)^a

Mentions that disclosure of NFCOI has significant drawbacks

30/206 (14.56%)

Mentions that disclosure of NFCOIs distracts from FCOIs

6/206 (2.91%)

Discussed instances of NFCOI in research or publication

6/206 (2.91%)

Contain policy statements on journal standards

42/206 (20.39%)

Argues that NFCOIs are difficult to manage as compared to FCOIs

44/206 (21.36%)

Argues that NFCOIs are neglected relative to FCOIs

46/206 (22.33%)

Discusses Author NFCOIs

179/206 (86.89%)

Discusses Reviewer NFCOIs

82/206 (39.81%)

Discusses Editor NFCOIs

79/206 (38.35%)