A review of the literature on ethical issues related to scientific authorship

Hosseini, Mohammad; Gordijn, Bert

doi:10.1080/08989621.2020.1750957

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“…The most recent review of the literature regarding ethical issues related to scholarly authorship (Hosseini & Gordijn, 2020 ) provides a list of ten common issues. In what follows, INAP’s impact on each of these issues is explored.…”

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“…The paper begins by describing six factors that have contributed to INAP. Subsequently, by referring to the most common ethical issues associated with scholarly authorship (Hosseini & Gordijn, 2020 ), 1 we analyze and explain the ways in which INAP could exacerbate these ethical issues at some level. Finally, in the discussion section we explore the long-term impact of INAP on different parties involved in academic research and provide suggestions to address the long-term impact of INAP on the reward system of science.…”

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“… 1 Hosseini & Gordijn define ethical issues related to authorship as “questions and/or concerns about obligations, values or virtues in relation to reporting, authorship and publication of research results” ( 2020 , p. 274). This understanding is broader than a traditional interpretation of ethics of authorship that mainly concerns “who deserves author status, authorship order, and abusive authorship practices” (ibid.).…”

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This article explores the impact of an Increase in the average Number of Authors per Publication (INAP) on known ethical issues of authorship. For this purpose, the ten most common ethical issues associated with scholarly authorship are used to set up a taxonomy of existing issues and raise awareness among the community to take precautionary measures and adopt best practices to minimize the negative impact of INAP. We confirm that intense international, interdisciplinary and complex collaborations are necessary, and INAP is an expression of this trend. However, perverse incentives aimed to increase institutional and personal publication counts and egregious instances of guest or honorary authorship are problematic. We argue that whether INAP is due to increased complexity and scale of science, perverse incentives or undeserved authorship, it could negatively affect known ethical issues of authorship at some level. In the long run, INAP depreciates the value of authorship status and may disproportionately impact junior researchers and those who contribute to technical and routine tasks. We provide two suggestions that could reduce the long-term impact of INAP on the reward system of science. First, we suggest further refinement of the CRediT taxonomy including better integration into current systems of attribution and acknowledgement, and better harmony with major authorship guidelines such as those suggested by the ICMJE. Second, we propose adjustments to the academic recognition and promotion systems at an institutional level as well as the introduction of best practices.

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“…Thus, junior researchers are often forced by senior colleagues to include the latter in the byline [ 23 ]. As the paper is one of the main items, and funding and career progress are based to a great extent on scholarly output [ 30 , 31 ], the condition of institutional pressure of university or research organization on researchers takes place leading to violation of authorship guidelines.…”

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Bibliometrics as a promising tool for solving publication ethics issues

Гуреев

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2022

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“…Despite the increasing presence of women in research activities, their average publication records (including the number of published items and received citations) are still lower than those for men [ 1 – 3 ]. Although disparities vary depending on academic seniority and research disciplines [ 4 ], they impede women researchers’ career development [ 5 ], contribute to ethical issues by hampering gender equality [ 6 ] and distort institutional excellence in academia [ 7 ]. More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting public health restrictions have also exacerbated some of these disparities [ 8 ].…”

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Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering

Hosseini

Sharifzad

2021

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Background The current paper follows up on the results of an exploratory quantitative analysis that compared the publication and citation records of men and women researchers affiliated with the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. Quantitative analysis of publications between 2013 and 2018 showed that women researchers had fewer publications, received fewer citations per person, and participated less often in international collaborations. Given the significance of publications for pursuing an academic career, we used qualitative methods to understand these differences and explore factors that, according to women researchers, have contributed to this disparity. Methods Sixteen women researchers from DCU’s Faculty of Computing and Engineering were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Once interviews were transcribed and anonymised, they were coded by both authors in two rounds using an inductive approach. Results Interviewed women believed that their opportunities for research engagement and research funding, collaborations, publications and promotions are negatively impacted by gender roles, implicit gender biases, their own high professional standards, family responsibilities, nationality and negative perceptions of their expertise and accomplishments. Conclusions Our study has found that women in DCU’s Faculty of Computing and Engineering face challenges that, according to those interviewed, negatively affect their engagement in various research activities, and, therefore, have contributed to their lower publication record. We suggest that while affirmative programmes aiming to correct disparities are necessary, they are more likely to improve organisational culture if they are implemented in parallel with bottom-up initiatives that engage all parties, including men researchers and non-academic partners, to inform and sensitise them about the significance of gender equity.

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A review of the literature on ethical issues related to scientific authorship

Cited by 24 publications

References 236 publications

An Ethical Exploration of Increased Average Number of Authors Per Publication

An Ethical Exploration of Increased Average Number of Authors Per Publication

Bibliometrics as a promising tool for solving publication ethics issues

Gender disparity in publication records: a qualitative study of women researchers in computing and engineering

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