Górski A, Letkiewicz S
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Transplant Proc. 2010 Oct;42(8):3335-7. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.07.023.
In the past years, it has become increasingly apparent that ghostwriting may erode the public trust in medical science and scientific publishing. It is estimated that approximately 10% of articles published in reputed journals are ghostwritten, and this rate may be even higher in some medical specialties. Although this practice is rather universally condemned, the propriety of participation of professional writers in producing papers remains an open question. Although some believe this practice should also be banned, others argue that such stringent policy would increase nonpublication and rather encourage disclosure; but should medical writers be included as authors on the final version of manuscripts? These and other questions should be solved to maintain the high scientific and ethical standards of medical communication and public trust in medicine.
在过去几年里，代写行为可能会削弱公众对医学科学和科学出版的信任这一点变得越来越明显。据估计，在著名期刊上发表的文章中约有10%是代写的，而且在某些医学专业领域这个比例可能更高。尽管这种做法受到普遍谴责，但专业作家参与论文撰写的合理性仍是一个悬而未决的问题。虽然一些人认为这种做法也应被禁止，但另一些人则认为如此严格的政策会增加论文不发表的情况，反而会鼓励披露；但是医学作家是否应该被列为手稿最终版本的作者呢？必须解决这些以及其他问题，以维持医学交流的高科学和道德标准以及公众对医学的信任。
