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Ghost, guest, or gift authorship in a submitted manuscript

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.18

COPE's guidance as a flowchart on what to do if you suspect ghost, guest, or gift authorship in a submitted manuscript.

Key points

  • Suspend peer review if suspicion is raised about authorship

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COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics — Ghost, guest, or gift authorship in a submitted manuscript — English.
https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.18
©2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
https://publicationethics.org

 

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Version 1: 2006. Redesigned May 2021.

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