Collaborations of physicians and researchers with industry can provide valuable benefits to
society, particularly in the translation of basic scientific discoveries to new therapies and …

Background The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence about
authorship issues and provide synthesis of research on authorship across all research …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AFTER HEART
DISEASE AND CANCER. In his latest ground-breaking book, Peter C Gotzsche exposes the …

This is not to say that economics has a monopoly when it comes to factors that affect science
or in providing a lens for examining science. Other disciplines—and their foci—contribute …

Anytime Viridiana needs to clear her mind after reading what economists or science studies
scholars or presidents of the American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS] …

Recent scandals and controversies, such as data fabrication in federally funded science,
data manipulation and distortion in private industry, and human embryonic stem cell …

Scientific authorship has been increasingly complemented with contributorship statements.
While such statements are said to ensure more equitable credit and responsibility attribution …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of honorary and ghost authors in six leading general
medical journals in 2008 and compare this with the prevalence reported by authors of …

Researchers are used to being evaluated: publications, hiring, tenure and funding decisions
are all based on the evaluation of research. Traditionally, this evaluation relied on …

Some scholars add authors to their research papers or grant proposals even when those
individuals contribute nothing to the research effort. Some journal editors coerce authors to …