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Exorcising ghostwriting…
Author(s) -
Bosch Xavier
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.87
Subject(s) - scientific publishing , scientific misconduct , publishing , political science , research integrity , law , engineering ethics , public relations , business , medicine , alternative medicine , engineering , pathology
Ghostwriting violates the ethical standards of scientific research and publishing and can be dangerous to the public where medicine is concerned. Journals, funders and research organizations must adopt stricter procedures for ‘ghostbusting’.