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Toward a Pragmatic Policy on Authorship

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  • Alemayehu Demissie

    (Pfizer Inc.)

  • Levenstein Marcia

    (Pfizer Inc.)

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There has been growing concern about ghostwriting practices in peer-reviewed biomedical journals. As a result, various proposals have been put forth to abolish or prevent the practice of ghostwriting. In this article, we review the issues underlying ghostwriting in medical research; highlight the shared responsibilities of the pharmaceutical industry and other trial sponsors, medical centers and journal editors; and propose a roadmap for an effective policy on the ethical, transparent and reliable communication of results of clinical research.

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  • Alemayehu Demissie & Levenstein Marcia, 2011. "Toward a Pragmatic Policy on Authorship," Statistics, Politics and Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 2(1), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:statpp:v:2:y:2011:i:1:p:12:n:2
    DOI: 10.2202/2151-7509.1034
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