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From authorship to contributorship. Promoting integrity in research publication
A H White1, N A Coudret, C S Goodwin
1University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, USA. awhite.ucs@smtp.usi.edu
Nurse Educator
|February 6, 1999
Summary
Shared authorship in nursing research creates dilemmas. A new contributorship method is proposed to better define individual roles and ensure accountability in scholarly work.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Scholarly Communication
Background:
- Shared authorship in nursing research poses ethical and practical challenges.
- Current authorship practices do not adequately reflect individual contributions or accountability.
- Nurse scholars face difficulties in determining fair authorship credit.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define author contributions and practices in multiauthored nursing research.
- To enhance understanding of contemporary author participation and its challenges.
- To propose a contributorship model for scholarly recognition.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of author contributions in nursing research.
- Exploration of challenges in assigning authorship credit.
- Development of a contributorship framework.
Main Results:
- Identified practical and ethical dilemmas associated with shared authorship.
- Highlighted the inadequacy of traditional authorship in capturing individual accountability.
- Proposed a contributorship method to delineate specific research roles.
Conclusions:
- Contributorship offers a more precise way to recognize individual scholarly efforts.
- This method upholds scientific integrity and accountability in nursing research.
- Implementing contributorship can improve scholarly recognition and professional standards.
Keywords:
Biomedical and Behavioral Research