Coauthors' contributions to major papers published in the AJR: frequency of undeserved coauthorship.

Slone, Richard M.

doi:10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751654

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“…1,2,4,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13] The other factor, closely linked with the first one and just as important, is the pressure exerted by academia, in which voluminous scientific production is demanded from researchers. 1,3,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Regrettably, such pressure has encouraged not only increased co-authorship but also other forms of misconduct in authorship. 2 In 1978, a group of editors assembled in Vancouver, Canada, to create the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (IC-MJE), with the objective of standardizing the publication of scientific articles and standardizing the criteria for writing and authorship.…”

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Authorship: an ethical dilemma of science

Grieger¹

2005

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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INTRODUCTIONIn parallel with scientific progress within different fields of human knowledge, there has been a substantial increase in the volume of research. This has been accompanied by an increase in the number of authors in scientific publications. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Although such increases have been justified by technological advances that require multidisciplinary and multicenter research projects, 7 it can be seen that other factors have had a stronger influence on authors' conduct. One of them may be described as the personal desire for social and professional advancement, tenure, promotion, prestige and fame. 1,2,4,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13] The other factor, closely linked with the first one and just as important, is the pressure exerted by academia, in which voluminous scientific production is demanded from researchers. 1,3,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Regrettably, such pressure has encouraged not only increased co-authorship but also other forms of misconduct in authorship. 2In 1978, a group of editors assembled in Vancouver, Canada, to create the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (IC-MJE), with the objective of standardizing the publication of scientific articles and standardizing the criteria for writing and authorship. The document they produced set specific authorship criteria, according to which the researcher should fulfill requirements of effective participation in the work in order to be characterized as an author.18 Several other committees and organizations have been created since 1990, with the majority of them aimed at developing ethical principles for editors and authors. 19,20 Despite all the existing rules, there have been no long-lasting changes in conduct regarding the authorship of scientific publications. 3,[21][22][23] A study conducted in 2002 among medical students revealed that a great proportion of them had adopted unethical practices in their research activities, varying from minor deeds to more grievous acts like falsifying results. 24 Suggestions for an alternative form of authorship have been put forward: instead of authors, articles would have "contributors". Such contributors' participation would be explained in that issue of the publication, so as to assign credit and responsibility to them. 25 The ICMJE, in a recent update of the rules, 26 is encouraging editors to adopt this system of a list of collaborators in their journals. Nevertheless, despite all efforts, honorary authors still appear in articles. With the purpose of analyzing the evolution of the problem of scientific authorship from different angles, a review of literature has been made to search for answers to these questions. Based on these findings, proposals are made for changing the paradigms so that greater ethical commitment may be attained. METHODThe literature review was qualitative, made through bibliographic searches in the Medline (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), Lilacs (Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde) and SciELO (Sc...

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Authorship: an ethical dilemma of science

Grieger¹

2005

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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“…The prevalence of guest/honorary authorship is reported to range between 11-60% (7,8), which is certainly an underestimate. It is also reported that articles with >5 authors are more likely to have "honorary authors" than those with ≤3 authors (7).…”

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“…It is also reported that articles with >5 authors are more likely to have "honorary authors" than those with ≤3 authors (7). However one of the reasons for having a large number of authors per article could be explained on the basis of complexity of research conducted in biomedical arena.…”

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Abeysena

2017

J Coll Community Phys Sri Lanka

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Authorship is the fulfillment of the responsibility to communicate research results to the scientific community for external evaluation and the primary basis for assessing a scientist's contributions to developing new knowledge (1). It is also a way of giving credit for intellectual work. Research publications are also important for academic promotions, when applying for better positions elsewhere and acquiring research grants. Further, it adds to the reputation of an individual as well as to the institution the person is attached to, as the quality of academic institutions are evaluated on part by publications. In addition it recognizes the expertness in research methods, integrity of the work and productivity.

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“…8 Several reports indicate that individual contributions are lowest in multiauthor articles, and one revealed that 26% of authors did not contribute significantly! 9,10 In the field of imaging-related journals, the American Journal of Roentgenology reported that undeserved authorship increased with the byline length, reaching 30% in articles with more than 6 authors. 9 On the other hand, contributors who do not want to be listed are avoiding being responsible for the integrity of an article.…”

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“…9,10 In the field of imaging-related journals, the American Journal of Roentgenology reported that undeserved authorship increased with the byline length, reaching 30% in articles with more than 6 authors. 9 On the other hand, contributors who do not want to be listed are avoiding being responsible for the integrity of an article. Research groups choosing authors or their order generally operate in egalitarian or highly hierarchic ways.…”

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Authorship and Bylines

Castillo¹

2009

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

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