There seems to be a gap between editors' criteria for authorship and researchers' practice. Lack of awareness of criteria is only a partial explanation. Researchers give more weight than editors to practical research contributions. Future criteria should be agreed by researchers and not be imposed by editors.

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A poorly considered and designed questionnaire can yield extremely unreliable results. Elaine McColl examines the steps a researcher has to take to ensure that only the most valid instrument is created.