Authorship problems in scholarly journals: considerations for authors, peer reviewers and editors

被引:65
作者
Gasparyan, Armen Yuri [1 ,2 ]
Ayvazyan, Lilit [3 ]
Kitas, George D. [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Russells Hall Hosp, Clin Res Unit, Dept Rheumatol, Dudley Grp NHS Fdn Trust, Dudley DY1 2HQ, England
[2] Russells Hall Hosp, Clin Res Unit, Dept Res & Dev, Dudley Grp NHS Fdn Trust, Dudley DY1 2HQ, England
[3] Yerevan State Med Univ, Dept Med Chem, Yerevan, Armenia
[4] Univ Manchester, Arthrit Res UK Epidemiol Unit, Manchester, Lancs, England
关键词
Authorship; Editorial policies; Periodicals as topic; Research standards; EQUAL CONTRIBUTIONS; BIOMEDICAL JOURNALS; GHOST AUTHORSHIP; HONORARY; PREVALENCE; CREDIT; CONTRIBUTORSHIP; PUBLICATIONS; PUBLISH; ORDER;
D O I
10.1007/s00296-012-2582-2
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Authorship problems in scholarly journals shake the foundations of research, diminish scientific quality of papers and devalue records of citation tracking services. The 'Publish or Perish' mantra is thought to drive some instances of unfair, honorary authorship, particularly in countries of emerging scientific power. Though causes of honorary, gift, guest and ghost authorship are still ill-defined, it is possible to avoid some of these instances by improving awareness of what constitutes authorship and by adhering to the editorial policies of learned associations. This paper overviews common cases of inappropriate authorship and suggests options to solve related problems by authors, reviewers and editors of scholarly journals.
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页码:277 / 284
页数:8
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