Abstract
Recent findings of authorship criteria violations in the manuscripts submitted to Biochemia Medica show that almost 40% of authors do not meet necessary criteria for authorship and thus indicate the need for better dissemination of editorial policy on authorship in our journal. We believe that such cases are mostly due to the authors’ unawareness or the lack of understanding of the authorship criteria. With this article we therefore wish to declare our editorial policy on authorship and authorship criteria. Biochemia Medica endorses the authorship policy provided by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Information on authorship is assessed by self-reported authorship claims during on-line manuscript submission. Those who meet ICMJE criteria shall be listed as authors, and all listed authors shall fulfill ICMJE criteria. All authors should be responsible for content of the article and have to know other authors’ contributions to the study. Biochemia Medica will follow recommendations provided by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts for possible disputes. By adhering to this procedure we hope to raise awareness about the importance of compliance with ICMJE authorship recommendations.
Highlights
Our recent study based on self-reported contributions by authors of the manuscripts submitted to Biochemia Medica, has revealed that almost 40% of authors were not eligible for authorship [1]
This obviously points to their lack of understanding of the type of contribution that justifies for authorship
The aim of this article is to declare the editorial policy on authorship and authorship criteria of Biochemia Medica journal in order to provide assistance and guidance to potential authors and other interested individuals
Summary
Our recent study based on self-reported contributions by authors of the manuscripts submitted to Biochemia Medica, has revealed that almost 40% of authors were not eligible for authorship [1]. To define the role of an author and to prevent possible authorship disputes, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) gave a set of criteria for authorship and explained the difference between authors and contributors [4]. Well established journals are increasingly adopting the existing international recommendations for authorship criteria and including them in their Instructions for authors.
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