Protocols of systematic reviews and meta-analyses allow for planning and documentation of
review methods, act as a guard against arbitrary decision making during review conduct …

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 …

Social scientists are angry and frustrated. Still. They believe their work is being constrained
and distorted by regulators of ethical practice who neither understand social science …

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 …

Over the last 25 years, a small but growing body of research on research behavior has
slowly provided a more complete and critical understanding of research practices …

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

Do men and women academic faculty vary in their research collaboration patterns and
strategies? This straightforward question does not lend itself to a straightforward answer. A …

Purpose Women remain underrepresented in the production of scientific literature, and
relatively little is known regarding the labor roles played by women in the production of …

Context Authorship in biomedical publication provides recognition and establishes
accountability and responsibility. Recent litigation related to rofecoxib provided a unique …

Ghost Management: How Much of the Medical Literature Is Shaped Behind the Scenes by
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