Abstract
In this chapter we review the topic of ghostwriting and discuss the ethical discordance between commercial handling of scientific literature and research integrity. Ghostwriting puts patients at risk by providing biased information for medical practice. Multiple parties engage in and promote ghost-managed articles and practices. Efforts should be directed at enhancing awareness of ghost practices and establishing alternatives to participation in marketing in the guise of scientific research. Journal editors, reviewers, and authors should be educated on the mechanisms and detection of ghostwriting, and take appropriate measures to require financial disclosures are identified. Editors and authors have an obligation to refrain from participating in ghostwritten articles as they jeopardize public health in exchange for financial or reputational gain.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Dermatoethics |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contemporary Ethics and Professionalism in Dermatology |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 227-231 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781447121916 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781447121909 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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