[Major theoretical and practical aspects of publications]

The author discusses some ideas concerning the sharing of scientific informations. The fundamental goal of the latter is to serve the readers as perfectly as possible. A physician of research ambitions may valuable contribute to the progress of applied sciences but this must not jeopardize the medical care of the patients. Reading relevant literature is one of the prime obligations of all doctors. The author raises some dilemmas and question concerning how to write publications while he attempts to clarify matters. He emphasizes that the importance of correctness of a publication is second to none. The problem of fragmentation and that of "double publication" is also briefly discussed. The author elaborates on how to identify the co-authors and the sequence they appear in the publication. He provides some hands- on advice as to the concise language and abbreviations. He enters the list for the qualitative improvement rather than quantitative increase of publications in Hungary.