Authorship (RCR-Basic)

Which of the following statements is true regarding authorship practices?

Both within and between disciplines, practices differ with regard to who should be included as an author, and in what order they should be listed.

Which of the following is a responsibility of each author?

Confirming that data have been accurately presented in the paper.

Which of the following is the primary criterion for authorship?

Having made a significant intellectual contribution to the work.

Which of the following is true regarding authors who seek to publish the same content in multiple papers?

If the same content is used in multiple papers, it is essential that this information be properly disclosed to journal editors and other relevant entities.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines?

Individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship but who have made a noteworthy contribution are normally listed in the acknowledgments section.

Which of the following most accurately describes the practice of ghost authorship?

It is a situation where the individual who wrote the manuscript is not listed as an author.

Which of the following represents plagiarism?

Presenting someone else's ideas or words and claiming them as one's own.

Which of the following is true regarding an acknowledgments section?

The contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship.

Which author is normally responsible for sharing reprints of a publication with readers?

The corresponding author.