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Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations

Increasing specialization, changes in the institutional incentives for publication, and a host of other reasons have brought about a marked trend towards co-authored articles among researchers. These changes have impacted Science and Technology (S&T) policies worldwide. Co-authorship is often co...

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Main Author: Kumar, Sameer
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Published: MDPI 2018
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H Social Sciences (General)
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/21573/
https://doi.org/10.3390/publications6030037
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spelling my.um.eprints.215732019-07-04T08:28:46Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21573/ Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations Kumar, Sameer H Social Sciences (General) Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Increasing specialization, changes in the institutional incentives for publication, and a host of other reasons have brought about a marked trend towards co-authored articles among researchers. These changes have impacted Science and Technology (S&T) policies worldwide. Co-authorship is often considered to be a reliable proxy for assessing research collaborations at micro, meso, and macro levels. Although co-authorship in a scholarly publication brings numerous benefits to the participating authors, it has also given rise to issues of publication integrity, such as ghost authorships and honorary authorships. The code of conduct of bodies such as the American Psychological Association (APA) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) make it clear that only those who have significantly contributed to the study should be on the authorship list. Those who have contributed little have to be appropriately "acknowledged" in footnotes or in the acknowledgement section. However, these principles are sometimes transgressed, and a complete solution still remains elusive. MDPI 2018 Article PeerReviewed Kumar, Sameer (2018) Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations. Publications, 6 (3). p. 37. ISSN 2304-6775 https://doi.org/10.3390/publications6030037 doi:10.3390/publications6030037
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
Kumar, Sameer
Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations
description Increasing specialization, changes in the institutional incentives for publication, and a host of other reasons have brought about a marked trend towards co-authored articles among researchers. These changes have impacted Science and Technology (S&T) policies worldwide. Co-authorship is often considered to be a reliable proxy for assessing research collaborations at micro, meso, and macro levels. Although co-authorship in a scholarly publication brings numerous benefits to the participating authors, it has also given rise to issues of publication integrity, such as ghost authorships and honorary authorships. The code of conduct of bodies such as the American Psychological Association (APA) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) make it clear that only those who have significantly contributed to the study should be on the authorship list. Those who have contributed little have to be appropriately "acknowledged" in footnotes or in the acknowledgement section. However, these principles are sometimes transgressed, and a complete solution still remains elusive.
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author Kumar, Sameer
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title Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations
title_short Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations
title_full Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations
title_fullStr Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations
title_full_unstemmed Ethical Concerns in the Rise of Co-Authorship and Its Role as a Proxy of Research Collaborations
title_sort ethical concerns in the rise of co-authorship and its role as a proxy of research collaborations
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