护理出版物中的荣誉作者和幽灵作者。

Honorary and ghost authorship in nursing publications.

机构信息

Upsilon, Editor in Chief, American Journal of Nursing, Wolters Kluwer Health, New York, NY, USA.

出版信息

J Nurs Scholarsh. 2014 Nov;46(6):416-22. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12093. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

DOI:10.1111/jnu.12093

PMID:24930670

Abstract

PURPOSE

The purposes of this study were to (a) assess the prevalence of articles with honorary authors and ghost authors in 10 leading peer-reviewed nursing journals between 2010 to 2012; (b) compare the results to prevalence reported by authors of articles published in high-impact medical journals; and (c) assess the experiences of editors in the International Academy of Nursing Editors with honorary and guest authorship.

METHODS

Corresponding authors of articles published in 10 nursing journals between 2010 and 2012 were invited to complete an online survey about the contributions of coauthors to see if the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors () criteria for authorship were met. Additionally, members of the International Academy of Nursing Editors were invited to complete an online survey about their experiences in identifying honorary or ghost authors in articles submitted for publication.

FINDINGS

The prevalence of articles published in 10 nursing journals with honorary authors was 42%, and the prevalence of ghost authorship was 27.6%. This is a greater prevalence than what has been reported among medical journals. Qualitative data yielded five themes: lack of awareness around the rules for authorship; acknowledged need for debate, discussion, and promotion of ethical practice; knowingly tolerating, and sometimes deliberately promoting, transgressions in practice; power relations and expectations; and avoiding scrutiny. Among the 60 respondents to the editor survey, 22 (36.7%) reported identifying honorary authors and 13 (21.7%) reported ghost authors among papers submitted to their publications.

CONCLUSIONS

Inappropriate authorship is a significant problem among scholarly nursing publications.

RELEVANCE

If nursing scholarship is to maintain integrity and be considered trustworthy, and if publications are to be a factor in professional advancement, editors, nursing leaders, and faculty need to disseminate and adhere to ethical authorship practices.

摘要

目的

本研究旨在：(a)评估 2010 年至 2012 年期间 10 种领先的同行评审护理期刊中带有名誉作者和幽灵作者的文章的流行程度；(b)将结果与高影响力医学期刊发表文章的作者报告的流行程度进行比较；(c)评估国际护理编辑学院编辑在名誉和客座作者身份方面的经验。

方法

邀请 2010 年至 2012 年期间在 10 种护理期刊上发表文章的通讯作者完成一项关于合著者贡献的在线调查，以确定是否符合国际医学期刊编辑委员会（ICMJE）的作者标准。此外，还邀请国际护理编辑学院的成员完成一项关于他们在识别提交发表的文章中的名誉或幽灵作者的经验的在线调查。

结果

在 10 种护理期刊上发表的带有名誉作者的文章的流行率为 42%，幽灵作者的流行率为 27.6%。这一流行率高于医学期刊报告的流行率。定性数据产生了五个主题：对作者身份规则缺乏认识；承认需要进行辩论、讨论和促进道德实践；故意容忍并有时故意促进实践中的违规行为；权力关系和期望；以及避免审查。在编辑调查的 60 名受访者中，22 名（36.7%）报告在提交给他们出版物的论文中发现了名誉作者，13 名（21.7%）报告发现了幽灵作者。