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Scientific authorship: a primer for researchers
Olena Zimba1, Armen Yuri Gasparyan2
1Department of Internal Medicine No. 2, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine.
Reumatologia
|January 18, 2021
Summary
Adhering to International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) authorship criteria ensures ethical research. Implementing these guidelines and utilizing author IDs enhances scholarly work discoverability and accountability.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Scholarly Publishing
- Research Integrity
Background:
- The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has established specific criteria for authorship in medical and allied health research.
- Adherence to these criteria is crucial for maintaining ethical standards in scientific publications.
- Inappropriate authorship is an ethical transgression that undermines the credibility of research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the importance of the ICMJE authorship criteria for researchers and journal editors.
- To explore strategies for increasing awareness and implementation of these criteria.
- To discuss methods for preventing authorship misconduct and enhancing scholarly accountability.
Main Methods:
- Review of the ICMJE authorship guidelines and their implications for medical research.
- Analysis of strategies for journal editors to enforce authorship standards.
- Examination of author identification systems and their role in promoting transparency and accountability.
Main Results:
- Increased awareness and consistent application of ICMJE criteria can positively impact healthcare and research integrity.
- Editor strategies, such as author profile evaluations, can help prevent authorship misconduct.
- Author identification platforms, including ORCID and social media handles, improve discoverability and accountability.
Conclusions:
- Promoting awareness and enforcing ICMJE authorship criteria are essential for ethical scientific publishing.
- Utilizing author identifiers like ORCID enhances the visibility and accountability of scholarly contributions.
- A combination of clear guidelines and technological tools can foster a more responsible research environment.
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