Should the deceased be listed as authors?
authorship
deceased
research article
researcher
Journal
Journal of medical ethics
ISSN: 1473-4257
Titre abrégé: J Med Ethics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7513619
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2019
05 2019
Historique:
received:
08
12
2018
revised:
28
01
2019
accepted:
04
02
2019
pubmed:
3
3
2019
medline:
11
8
2020
entrez:
3
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sometimes participants in research collaboration die before the paper is accepted for publication. The question we raise in this paper is how authorship should be handled in such situations. First, the outcome of a literature survey is presented. Taking this as our starting point, we then go on to discuss authorship of the dead in relation to the requirements of the Vancouver rules. We argue that in principle the deceased can meet the requirements laid down in these authorship guidelines. However, to include a deceased researcher as author requires a strong justification. The more the person has been involved in the research and writing process before he or she passes away, the stronger the justification for inclusion.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30824494
pii: medethics-2018-105304
doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105304
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
331-338Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.