Authorship: From credit to accountability
Journal
Russian Journal of Cardiology
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
1
Pages
113
Date Issued
2019-01-01
Author(s)
Alfonso, Fernando
Zelveian, Parounak
Monsuez, Jean Jacques
Aschermann, Michael
Boehm, Michael
Hernandez, Alfonso Buendia
Cohen, Ariel
Izetbegovic, Sebija
Doubell, Anton
Echeverri, Dario
Enç, Nuray
Ferreira-González, Ignacio
Undas, Anetta
Fortmüller, Ulrike
Gatzov, Plamen
Ginghina, Carmen
Goncalves, Lino
Addad, Faouzi
Hassanein, Mahmoud
Heusch, Gerd
Huber, Kurt
Hatala, Robert
Ivanusa, Mario
Lau, Chu Pak
Marinskis, Germanas
Dei Cas, Livio
Rochitte, Carlos Eduardo
Nikus, Kjell
Fleck, Eckart
Pierard, Luc
Obradovic, Slobodan
Del Pilar Aguilar Passano, María
Jang, Yangsoo
Rødevand, Olaf
Sander, Mikael
Shlyakhto, Evgeny
Erol, Çetin
Tousoulis, Dimitris
Ural, Dilek
Piek, Jan
Varga, Albert
Flammer, Andreas
Mach, François
Dibra, Alban
Guliyev, Faiq
Mrochek, Alexander
Rogava, Mamanti
Melgar, Ismael Guzman
Di Pasquale, Giuseppe
Kabdrakhmanov, Kanat
Haddour, Laila
Fras, Zlatko
Held, Claes
Shumakov, Valentyn
Abstract
The Editors’ Network of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) provides a dynamic forum for editorial discussions and endorses the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to improve the scientific quality of biomedical journals. Authorship confers credit and important academic rewards. Recently, however, the ICMJE emphasized that authorship also requires responsibility and accountability. These issues are now covered by the new (fourth) criterion for authorship. Authors should agree to be accountable and ensure that questions regarding the accuracy and integrity of the entire work will be appropriately addressed. This review discusses the implications of this paradigm shift on authorship requirements with the aim of increasing awareness on good scientific and editorial practices.
Subjects
Accountability | Authorship | Editorial ethics | Journals | Scientific journals | Scientific process
Type
journal article