Ghostwriting Revisited: New Perspectives but Few Solutions in Sight
2011
Ghostwriting in Medical Publishing
Editorial
Author Information
Author(s): Virginia Barbour, Jocalyn Clark, Susan Jones, Melissa Norton, Paul Simpson, Emma Veitch
Primary Institution: Public Library of Science
Conclusion
The editorial discusses the ongoing issue of ghostwriting in medical literature and the need for serious consideration of proposed remedies.
Supporting Evidence
- Ghostwriting remains a key tactic used by pharmaceutical companies.
- Legal sanctions could be applied to guest authors of ghostwritten articles.
- Authorship standards have been subverted by the pharmaceutical industry.
Takeaway
Some medical articles are secretly written by people who don't get credit, and this is a big problem that needs fixing.
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