Publish or Perish mantra in the medical field: A systematic review of the reasons, consequences and remedies

Guraya, Salman Yousuf; Norman, Robert I.; Khoshhal, Khalid I.; Guraya, Shaista Salman; Forgione, Antonello

doi:10.12669/pjms.326.10490

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“…It is these mounting pressures to raise or maintain academic reputation that can lead to authorship inflation. 24 Honorary or gift authorships-the inclusion of a well-respected researcher for political reasons or to bring more merit to an article-and inclusion of junior authors for purposes of building academic rapport are both known forms of authorship inflation.…”

Section: Measuring Productivity In Academicsmentioning

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Authorship growth in contemporary medical literature

Marchalik

Sherrer

et al. 2020

SAGE Open Medicine

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Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate authorship trends among publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed specialty journals published within the last decade and to assess how publication practices differ among medical specialties. Methods: The National Institutes of Health’s Portfolio Analysis platform, iCite, was queried for PubMed-indexed case reports, review articles, and original research articles published between 2005 and 2017 in 69 high-impact, clinical journals encompassing 23 medical specialties. Overall, 121,397 peer-reviewed publications were evaluated—of which, 45.1% were original research, 28.7% were review articles, and 26.3% were case reports. Multivariable regression was used to evaluate the magnitude of association of publication year on the number of authors per article by specialty and article type. Results: Original research articles have the greatest increase in authorship (0.23 more authors per article per year), as compared with review articles (0.18 authors per article per year) and case reports (0.01 authors per article per year). Twenty-two of the 23 specialties evaluated had increase in authorship in high-impact specialty journals. Specialty growth rates ranged from 0.42 authors/year (Neurology), Psychiatry (0.35 authors/year), General Surgery (0.29 authors/year), Urology (0.27 authors/year), and Pathology (0.27 authors/year). Specialties with a greater percentage of graduates entering academics had more authors per article; surgical specialties and length of residency were not found to be predictive factors. Conclusion: There has been substantial growth in the authorship bylines of contemporary medical literature, much of which cannot be explained by increased complexity or collaboration alone.

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Section: Measuring Productivity In Academicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Authorship growth in contemporary medical literature

Marchalik

Sherrer

et al. 2020

SAGE Open Medicine

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“…With only 39% of respondents correctly identifying the proper authorship qualification, it seemed more plausible that authorship is seen as a mean for academic promotion rather than being based on merits and project participation. This does in fact echo the argument of "publish or perish" environment [17].…”

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confidence: 73%

The Understanding of Research Ethics at Health Sciences Schools in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tarboush

Alkayed

Alzoubi

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Background: Research ethics is required for high-quality research that positively influences society. There is limited understanding of research ethics in Middle Eastern countries including Jordan. Here, we aim to investigate the level of understanding of research ethics principles among health sciences faculty members in Jordan. Methods: This is a cross sectional study where faculty members from the University of Jordan were surveyed for their knowledge and, attitude of research ethics principles. Obtained responses were tabulated according to gender, academic-rank, and knowledge about research ethics principles. Results: Among the 137 participants of this study, most (96%) were involved in human and animal research, yet, only 2/3 had prior training in research ethics. Moreover, 91% believed that investigators should have training in research ethics and 87% believed that there should be a mandatory postgraduate course on that. The average correct scores for correct understanding of researchers towards research ethics was 62%. Yet, there were some misconceptions about the major ethical principles as only 43% identified them correctly. Additionally, the role of research ethics committees was not well understood by most of the respondents.Conclusions: Although there is acceptable knowledge about research ethics, discrepancies in understanding in research ethics principles seems to exist. There is a large support for further training in responsible conduct of research by faculty in health sciences in Jordan. Thus, such training should be required by universities to address this knowledge gap in order to improve research quality and its impact on society.

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“…Research has provided compelling evidence that social media has bipolar effect on professionalism (16) and this has led to erosion of professionalism integrity (48,54,55). In a multi-site survey-based study by Garg et al, most of the identi ed unprofessional behaviors grouped as high-risk-to-professionalism events (HRTPE) were reported by residents (42).…”

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Preserving Professional Identities, Behaviors, and Values in Digital Professionalism: A Scoping Review

Guraya

Yusoff

2020

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Background Despite a rapid rise of use of social media in medical disciplines, uncertainty prevails among healthcare professionals for providing medical content on social media. There are also growing concerns about unprofessional behaviors and blurring of professional identities that are undermining digital professionalism. This review tapped the literature to determine the impact of social media on medical professionalism and how can professional identities and values be maintained in digital era. Methods We searched the databases of PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and EBSCO host using (professionalism AND (professionalism OR (professional identity) OR (professional behaviors) OR (professional values) OR (professional ethics))) AND ((social media) AND ((social media) OR (social networking sites) OR Twitter OR facebook)) AND (health professionals). The research questions were based on participants (health professionals), concept (professionalism), and context (social media, digital world). We screened initial yield of titles using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria and selected a group of articles for qualitative analysis. We used the Biblioshiny® software package for generation of popular concepts as clustered keywords. Results Our search yielded 44 articles with four leading themes; marked rise in use of social media by healthcare professionals and students, negative impact of social media on digital professionalism, blurring of medical professional values, behaviors, and identity in digital era, limited evidence for teaching and assessing digital professionalism. A high occurrence of violation of patient privacy and professional integrity and cyberbullying is reported. There are no existing guidelines and policies for digital professionalism that can safeguard healthcare professionals, students and patients. Conclusion Our scoping review reports a rapid rise of unprofessional behaviors on social media among healthcare professionals. The boundaries between personal and professional practices are mystified in digital professionalism. These findings call for potential educational ramifications to resurrect professional virtues, behaviors and identities of healthcare professionals and students.

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Publish or Perish mantra in the medical field: A systematic review of the reasons, consequences and remedies

Cited by 63 publications

References 46 publications

Authorship growth in contemporary medical literature

Authorship growth in contemporary medical literature

The Understanding of Research Ethics at Health Sciences Schools in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Preserving Professional Identities, Behaviors, and Values in Digital Professionalism: A Scoping Review

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