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Unethical authorship practices: A qualitative study in Malaysian higher education institutions
Author(s) -
Olesen Angelina,
Amin Latifah,
Mahadi Zurina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
developing world bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1471-8847
pISSN - 1471-8731
DOI - 10.1111/dewb.12200
Subject(s) - publish or perish , publication , institution , public relations , qualitative research , higher education , sociology , set (abstract data type) , psychology , political science , medical education , publishing , social science , law , medicine , computer science , programming language
To explore academia perceptions and experience with unethical authorship practices in their respective institutions. Method 21 in‐depth interviews were carried out. Results Our analysis revealed variability in experiences with various types of unethical authorship practices among the interviewees. Second, we found that unethical authorship practices are not so unusual among academia although the exact numbers of incidents are unknown due to the fact that such practices are seldom reported. Third, our interviewees revealed that the culture of ‘publish or perish’ could be the main contributor to unethical practices of authorship because publication records are the main criteria for researcher's career evaluation besides, others, which are set by the university. Conclusion It was suggested that the institution must play a proactive role in educating and promoting awareness on authorship guidelines, through education and training, ethical leadership as well as promoting the importance of publication ethics.