Authorship Inflation in Medical Publications

The number of authors per manuscript in peer-reviewed medical journals has increased substantially in the last several decades. Several reasons have been offered to explain this authorship growth, including increased researcher collaboration, honorary authorship d...

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Main Authors: Gaurie Tilak BA, Vinay Prasad MD, MPH, Anupam B. Jena MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-07-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:http://inq.sagepub.com/content/52/0046958015598311.full.pdf