- Framework of problems / Objective
- Guest / gift / ghost authorship
- Increasing number of authors in Cochrane reviews
| Ref ID | 46 |
| First Author | S. Gülen |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE‐BASED MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jebm.12371 |
| Keywords |
Cochrane Author Transparency General medical |
| Problem(s) |
Guest / gift / ghost authorship |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 7447 |
| Summary of Findings | From 7447 Cochrane reviews from 1996 to 2018. Within each editorial group, the total number of authors either increased (26/55, 47%) or was unchanged (29/55, 53%). Based on the text in “Contributions of authors,” 59% (16/27) of the reviews with more than 15 authors had authors that did not fulfil the ICMJE authorship criteria. However, the text in “Contributions of authors” was often difficult to interpret. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |