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Authorship and Inappropriate Authorship from an Ethical Publication Perspective

출판 윤리적 관점에서의 저자됨과 부적절한 저자됨

  • Sung Hun Kim (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jung Im Jung (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 김성헌 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 정정임 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 서울성모병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2022.03.29
  • Accepted : 2022.05.17
  • Published : 2022.07.01
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Abstract

Authorship is important for research integrity and publication ethics, acting as the basis for credit and academic achievement. Moreover, publication achievements have a significant impact on research grants and academic careers. Inappropriate authorship has been reported for several reasons, including complex interests and competitive environments. One form of this is representative authorship misuse, which includes honorary and ghost authorships. Kin co-authorship, such as parent-children authorship, is another form of inappropriate authorship that has recently emerged as a social problem in Korea. To address these issues, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has established criteria for authorship. Similarly, many journals use the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) and Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) systems to prevent authorship misuse and systematically evaluate author credit and responsibility. Herein, this article reviews authorship and inappropriate authorship, as well as introduces methods to avoid authorship misuse.

저자됨은 연구 진실성과 출판 윤리적 측면에서 중요하다. 저자됨은 학문적 성취를 증명하는 신용(credit)의 주된 수단으로 저자의 출판 업적은 연구비 수혜와 학술 경력에 중요한 영향을 미친다. 복잡한 이해관계와 경쟁적인 환경 등 다양한 이유에 의해 부적절한 저자됨이 보고되었다. 대표적인 저자됨 오남용에는 명예저자됨과 유령저자됨이 있다. 친족 공저자 또한 부적절한 저자됨이며, 최근 사회적 문제로 대두된 부모 자녀간 부적절한 저자됨이 이에 포함된다. 의학잡지편집인 국제위원회(International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; ICMJE)는 저자됨의 기준을 제시했다. 저자됨의 오남용을 막고 저자의 신용과 책임 평가를 체계적으로 하기 위해 많은 저널들이 기여자 역할 분류(Contributor Roles Taxonomy; CRediT)와 Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) 체계를 사용하고 있다. 이 종설에서는 올바른 저자됨과 부적절한 저자됨에 대해 알아보고 저자됨 오남용을 피하기 위한 방법을 소개하고자 한다.

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