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Ongoing ethical issues concerning authorship in biomedical journals: an integrative review
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Kornhaber, RA and McLean, LM and Baber, RJ, Ongoing ethical issues concerning authorship in biomedical journals: an integrative review, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 10, (1) pp. 4837-4846. ISSN 1178-2013 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Health professionals publishing within the field of health sciences continue to
experience issues concerning appropriate authorship, which have clinical, ethical, and academic
implications. This integrative review sought to explore the key issues concerning authorship
from a bioethical standpoint, aiming to explore the key features of the authorship debate. Studies
were identified through an electronic search, using the PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing
and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Scopus databases of peer-reviewed research,
published between 2009 and 2014, limited to English language research, with search terms
developed to reflect the current issues of authorship. From among the 279 papers identified,
20 research papers met the inclusion criteria. Findings were compiled and then arranged to
identify themes and relationships. The review incorporated a wide range of authorship issues
encompassing equal-credited authors, honorary (guest/gift) and ghost authorship, perception/
experiences of authorship, and guidelines/policies. This review suggests that the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ (ICMJE) recommended guidelines for authorship are
not reflected in current authorship practices within the domain of health sciences in both lowand
high-impact-factor journals. This devaluing of the true importance of authorship has the
potential to affect the validity of authorship, diminish the real contributions of the true authors,
and negatively affect patient care.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | authorship, bioethics, equal credit, ghost, honorary, ICMJE |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Health services and systems |
| Research Field: | Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Other health |
| Objective Field: | Other health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Kornhaber, RA (Dr Rachel Kornhaber) |
| ID Code: | 102160 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 48 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2015-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-02 |
| Downloads: | 429 View Download Statistics |
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