Gadjradj Pravesh S, Jalimsing Mamta, Jalimsing Sandhia, Voigt Istifari
Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, University Neurosurgical Center Holland (UNCH), Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Faculty of Medicine, Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2021 Jun;20(2):330-335. doi: 10.1007/s12663-021-01538-9. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
According to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), authorship should be offered based on fulfilling four criteria. Honorary authorship (HA) is a term used for authors enlisted who did not fulfill these criteria. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of HA in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
In 2020, a twenty-two question survey was sent to corresponding authors of four high-impact journals in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The survey covered (1) demographics, (2) awareness of authorship guidelines and decision-making of authorship, and (3) honorary authorship.
The response rate was 24.8%. Of the respondents, 81.1% was aware of the issue of guidelines on authorship, while 56.3% was aware of the issue of HA. Yet, 15.5% of the respondents felt that one or more of their co-authors did not deserve authorship based on the ICMJE-guidelines.
Based on the estimated proportions of HA, attempts should be made by universities, medical journals and individual researchers to further reduce authorship misuse.
根据国际医学期刊编辑委员会（ICMJE）的规定，作者身份应基于满足四项标准来确定。荣誉作者身份（HA）是用于那些未满足这些标准却被列为作者的人的术语。本研究的目的是确定口腔颌面外科领域中荣誉作者身份的比例。
2020年，向口腔颌面外科领域的四种高影响力期刊的通讯作者发送了一份包含22个问题的调查问卷。该调查涵盖了（1）人口统计学信息，（2）对作者身份指南的认识及作者身份的决策，以及（3）荣誉作者身份。
回复率为24.8%。在受访者中，81.1%知晓作者身份指南问题，而56.3%知晓荣誉作者身份问题。然而，15.5%的受访者认为其一名或多名共同作者根据ICMJE指南不应享有作者身份。
基于对荣誉作者身份比例的估计，大学、医学期刊和个体研究人员应努力进一步减少作者身份的滥用。
