What Are the Factors Determining Authorship and the Order of the Authors' Names?
JAMAPublished 15 July 1998
Wendela P. Hoen, H C Walvoort, A. John P.M. Overbeke
Citations106
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.35
SNIP10.71
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Authorship was mostly in accordance with ICMJE criteria although many authors were not familiar with them, and authors rated their contribution 2 points higher than did their coauthors.
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Authorship was mostly in accordance with ICMJE criteria although many authors were not familiar with them.
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