How industry uses the ICMJE guidelines to manipulate authorship--and how they should be revised.
expert_opinion · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21857808.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001072 and PMC identifier 3153455.
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Abstract
Based upon his 15 years of experience as a medical writer, Alastair Matheson argues that rather than obstructing industry, the current ICMJE authorship guidelines have become its preferred tool for misattributing authorship.
Medical subject headings
- Authorship
- Editorial Policies
- Guidelines as Topic
- Publishing