Opinions on Authorship: A Survey of Plastic Surgery Residents and Fellows

Annals of Plastic Surgery
Arash MomeniUlrich Kneser

Abstract

Scientific publications are the cornerstone of scholarly activities. The importance of appropriately assigned authorship cannot be overstated. Hence, we felt it prudent to examine the perception of plastic surgery trainees regarding authorship. We hypothesized that plastic surgery trainees would not be in compliance with International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines when determining what constitutes an authorship justifying contribution. An online survey describing 4 distinct scenarios was distributed to plastic surgery trainees at 2 academic institutions using the Qualtrics research software (Provo, UT). Additional parameters queried included level of training and number of publications. Linear regression models were used to test correlation between responses and level of training and number of publications. Thirty-three of 48 trainees responded (response rate, 68.8%). All respondents had previously authored publications, with the majority (54.5%) having at least 10 publications. Although none of the scenarios presented justified authorship based on international guidelines, 33.3% of respondents believed that authorship was warranted in at least 3 of the 4 presented scenarios. Linear regression comparing for de...Continue Reading

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Mar 26, 2019·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Arash MomeniChristopher Pannucci
Feb 26, 2020·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open·Nelson A Rodriguez-UndaCharles N Verheyden
Apr 16, 2021·Gynecologic Oncology Reports·Laura M ChambersAmelia Jernigan

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