Revise the ICMJE Recommendations regarding authorship responsibility! |
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| Authors: | Gert Helgesson Stefan Eriksson |
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| Institution: | 1. Stockholm Centre for Healthcare Ethics (CHE), Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE‐171 77, Sweden;2. Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics (CRB), Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 256, Uppsala SE‐751 05, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Key points - A clear set of rules regarding authorship responsibilities in academic publications is much needed.
- The leading research integrity guidelines on scientific authorship, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Recommendations, are unclear about authorship responsibilities in case of misconduct.
- The source of the problem is the fourth authorship criterion – it should be revised.
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