On authorship in science: power, misconduct, responsibility and accountability
Indian J Med Ethics
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2022 Sep; 7(3): 184-188
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ABSTRACT
The discovery of a case of data manipulation resulting in retraction of a high-impact paper revived conversations around scientific misconduct in India. Such malpractice is neither new nor rare. When it is discovered, there is a tendency to push the blame onto a junior author. But what makes one eligible to be an author in a scientific manuscript? In a case of misconduct, which authors must take the blame, and how do we hold them accountable? In this essay, I use the case of the recent retraction mentioned above to highlight the contentious nature of authorship in science
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Indian J Med Ethics
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Ethics
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2022
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