Trends in authorship in the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 1981-2020.
J Cutan Pathol
; 51(7): 525-529, 2024 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-38548711
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The increase in authors per scientific article in many different medical and scientific disciplines has raised concerns over ethical authorship. Trends in authorship in dermatopathology are unknown.METHODS:
Cross-sectional study of a random sample of 200 articles from the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology (1981-2020).RESULTS:
The number of authors per article increased by an estimated 96% between 1981 and 2020 (2.7-5.3), while the relative citation ratio decreased by an estimated 56% during the same period (1.19-0.52). Higher author counts were not associated with higher relative citation ratios (p = 0.2349) or analytic study designs (p = 0.2987). Higher relative citation ratios were associated with analytic study designs (p = 0.0374).CONCLUSIONS:
There has been significant growth in authorship credit at the journal without a corresponding increase in research impact or study rigor. Remedial measures to stem authorship inflation and promote more impactful studies may be necessary.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Periodicals as Topic
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Authorship
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Dermatology
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Cutan Pathol
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States