Journal article
Honorary authorship in biomedical journals: how common is it and why does it exist?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The number of coauthors in the medical literature has increased over the past 50 years as authorship continues to have important academic, social and financial implications.
AIM AND METHOD: The study aim was to determine the prevalence of honorary authorship in biomedical publications and identify the factors that lead to its existence. An email with a survey link was sent anonymously to 9283 corresponding authors of PubMed articles ā¦
Authors
Al-Herz W; Haider H; Al-Bahhar M; Sadeq A
Journal
Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 40, No. 5,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
5 2014
DOI
10.1136/medethics-2012-101311
ISSN
0306-6800