Authorship: from credit to accountability. Reflections from the Editors’ Network

Editors’ Network, European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Task Force

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Abstract

The Editors’ Network of the European Society of Cardiology 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.
Original languageEnglish
Article number23
Pages (from-to)23
JournalBasic Research in Cardiology
Volume114
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Apr 2019

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