Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:2343-2344
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Consensus statement
Consensus Statement on Surgery Journal Authorship—2006 *
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Introduction
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In the majority of clinical and research studies submitted to surgery journals for possible publication, many individuals participate in the conception, execution, and documentation of each of those works. However, recognition of work in the form of authorship has varied widely. This consensus statement is being issued to clarify and define the criteria for surgical journal authorship.
The following guidelines should be used to identify individuals whose work qualifies them as authors as distinct from those who are contributors to the work under consideration. All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be so credited.
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A. Authorship Criteria
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Individuals claiming authorship should meet all of the following 3 conditions:
- 1 Authors make substantial contributions to conception and design, and/or acquisition of data, and/or analysis and interpretation of data;
- 2 Authors participate in drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and
- 3 Authors give final approval of the version to be submitted and any revised version to be published.
Each author should have participated sufficiently in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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