International Congress on
Peer Review and Scientific Publication

Ana Marušić¹

Importance

Authorship is the currency of academia and research, but it is not only about recognition. It brings accountability and transparency and can have ethical and legal implications.

Observations

Starting from the call for contributors to replace authors by Drummond Rennie and his colleagues almost 30 years ago,¹ the evolution of scientific authorship and contributorship models will be presented. Current challenges to authorship will also be explored, from paper mills to artificial intelligence.

Conclusions

Authorship has not been replaced by contributorship and will need a systemic approach to balance scientific credit, career advancement, and ethical responsibility.

Reference

1. Rennie D, Yank V, Emanuel L. When authorship fails: a proposal to make contributors accountable. JAMA. 1997;278(7):579-585. doi:10.1001/jama.278.7.579

¹University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia; ana.marusic@mefst.hr.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Ana Marušić is a member of the Peer Review Congress Advisory Board but was not involved in the review or decision for this abstract.