The Prevalence of Honorary and Ghost Authorships in Iranian Bio-Medical Journals and Its Associated Factors

Background: The purpose of this study was to detect the prevalence of ghost and honorary authors and its determinant factors in bio-medical journals of Iran."nMethods: The study was done in 2009-10 in Tehran, Kerman, and Iran Medical Universities, Iran.  We contacted the first...

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Published in:	Iranian Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	A Mirzazadeh, S Navadeh, MB Rokni, M Farhangniya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-03-01
Subjects:	Journal Paper Honorary author Ghost author Iran
Online Access:	http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/17737.pdf&manuscript_id=17737