Honorary and Ghost Authorship in Nursing Publications

Kennedy, Maureen Shawn; Barnsteiner, Jane; Daly, John W.

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“…Questionable authorship practices—including the prevalence of honorary and ghost authorship—in leading peer‐reviewed nursing and midwifery journals are a significant threat to the integrity of nursing and midwifery scholarship and research (Johnstone, ; Kennedy et al., ). In a study into honorary and ghost authorship in high‐impact medical journals, Kennedy et al.…”

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“…In a study into honorary and ghost authorship in high‐impact medical journals, Kennedy et al. () found that the prevalence of inappropriate authorship attribution was 42% for honorary authors and 27.6% for ghost authorship. Reasons for these practices included poor awareness of the rules of authorship, the need for ethical practice to be debated and promoted and power relations between team members (Kennedy et al., ).…”

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“…However, there is a risk that dubious authorship attribution practices may undermine the credibility of this work (Johnstone, ). The most notable of these are the inappropriate bestowing of authorship on a person who did not make a substantive contribution to the work (known as “honorary,” “gift” or “guest” authorship), or failing to attribute authorship to someone who did make a significant contribution to the work (a “ghost author”) (Johnstone, ; Kennedy, Barnsteiner, & Daly, ).…”

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Addressing the vexed issue of authorship and author order: A discussion paper

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Polacsek

2018

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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2018

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“…In the study by Kennedy et al (2014), the researchers sent surveys to authors of articles published in 10 nursing journals over 3 years. The study found that 42% of the articles had honorary authors, and 27.6% had ghost authors.…”

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Honorary and Ghost Authorship

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2015

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“…An analysis of ghost and honorary authorship among articles published within six leading medical journals (e.g., JAMA, The Lancet) in 2008 found that, although there appeared to have been a decrease in ghost authorship, specifically over the previous decade, the prevalence of articles with honorary and/or ghost authorship was still 21% (Wislar et al, 2011). Within 10 top peer-reviewed nursing journals, an even greater number (42%) of articles published in a twoyear period contained honorary authors, and 27.6% had ghost authors (Kennedy et al, 2014). Undeserved authorships; failure to credit collaborating authors; relaxed policies for students, research assistants, and postdoctoral fellows; and an excessive number of co-authors are all serious problems.…”

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Publishing addiction science – A guide for the perplexed.

Bühringer¹

2018

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Honorary and Ghost Authorship in Nursing Publications

Abstract: 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.

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Addressing the vexed issue of authorship and author order: A discussion paper

Addressing the vexed issue of authorship and author order: A discussion paper

Honorary and Ghost Authorship

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