Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jun;198(6):1247-55. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.8253.
The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of honorary authorship in articles published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and to evaluate the factors that might influence the perception of honorary authorship.
Corresponding authors of 1333 Original Research articles published in AJR between 2003 and 2010 were invited by e-mail to complete a Web-based, self-administered survey. Univariable analysis of sample proportions was performed using the chi-square test. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the independent factors that were associated with the probability of honorary authorship.
Responses were received from authors of 490 articles (36.8% response rate). Most respondents were aware of the authorship guidelines proposed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (n = 399, 81.4%) and the issue of honorary authorship (n = 353, 72.0%). Authorship was most commonly decided by the first author (n = 256, 52.2%). One hundred twenty-one authors (24.7%) perceived that one or more coauthors listed for the respective article did not make sufficient contributions. Factors most strongly associated with honorary authorship included a work environment where a senior department member was automatically listed (odds ratio [OR], 1.33), the suggestion that an honorary author should be included (OR, 5.96), and the perception that a coauthor performed only a single nonauthor task (i.e., reviewing the manuscript: OR, 1.54).
A substantial proportion of articles had evidence of honorary authorship. The rate of honorary authors was higher among authors who worked in an environment where senior members were routinely added to all manuscripts submitted for publication, authors who perceived that a coauthor listed had only reviewed the manuscript, and authors who reported that someone suggested they should include an honorary author.
本研究旨在确定《美国放射学杂志》（AJR）发表的文章中荣誉作者的比例，并评估可能影响对荣誉作者认知的因素。
通过电子邮件邀请 2003 年至 2010 年发表在 AJR 的 1333 篇原创研究文章的通讯作者完成基于网络的自我管理式问卷调查。采用卡方检验进行样本比例的单变量分析。采用多变量逻辑回归模型评估与荣誉作者相关的独立因素。
共收到 490 篇文章作者的回复（36.8%的回复率）。大多数受访者了解国际医学期刊编辑委员会（ICMJE）提出的作者指南（n=399，81.4%）和荣誉作者的问题（n=353，72.0%）。大多数情况下，由第一作者决定（n=256，52.2%）。121 位作者（24.7%）认为有一位或多位列为该文章作者的人未做出足够贡献。与荣誉作者相关的最强因素包括：高级部门成员自动列入工作环境（比值比[OR]，1.33）、建议列入荣誉作者（OR，5.96）和认为共同作者仅完成单一非作者任务（即，审阅稿件：OR，1.54）。
大量文章有荣誉作者的证据。在工作环境中，高级成员经常被列入所有提交发表的手稿的作者、认为列名的共同作者仅审阅了稿件的作者和报告有人建议他们应列入荣誉作者的作者中，荣誉作者的比例更高。
