Articles tagged with Authorship
Law experts Simon Stern and Trudo Lemmens argue that ghostwriting in medical journal articles undermines scientific integrity and patient care. The authors call for stronger sanctions and legal liability on guest authors who lend their names to ghostwritten articles.
Researchers at Concordia University have developed a novel technique for identifying anonymous email authors with high accuracy. By analyzing unique patterns in a suspect's emails, they can create a 'write-print' that is like a fingerprint, allowing investigators to determine the author's gender, nationality, and education level.
A recent study by researchers from the University of Extremadura found a significant imbalance between male and female scientists in research articles. Women account for as little as 10-15% of overall authorship, 12-20% of lead authors, and 6-17% of last-position signatories.
A new wiki links every word to its corresponding author, allowing readers to know sources and authors receive due credit. This resolves the uncertainty of authorship in first-generation wikis, enhancing collaborative publishing with reputation systems.
A study found that company employees and unacknowledged authors often wrote clinical trial articles and review papers on rofecoxib, while primary authors had little to do with the research. Guest authorship was common in review articles, but ghostwriting was also prevalent.
A new study published in EMBO Reports found that the order of authors on a scientific paper significantly affects perceived contribution and credit. Middle authors tend to receive less recognition and credit compared to those listed at the beginning or end of the list.
A survey of 2,250 people in Rwanda found a lower prevalence of blindness than expected. The study, published in PLoS Medicine, suggests that the country has made significant progress in addressing avoidable blindness in the post-conflict period.
Studies found that TP53 mutant tumors in breast cancer are sensitive to a dose-dense epirubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy regimen. This suggests the regimen may be effective for patients with these specific tumor types.
A study of 44 industry-initiated trials found that ghost authorship was present in 33 trials, with statisticians being the most common ghost authors. This practice undermines scientific integrity and highlights the need for stricter guidelines to prevent it.