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Authorship, plagiarism and conflict of interest: views and practices from low/middle-income country health researchers.

Anke C RohwerTaryn YoungElizabeth WagerPaul Garner
Published in: BMJ open (2017)
LMIC researchers report that guest authorship is widely accepted and common. While respondents report that plagiarism and undeclared conflicts of interest are unacceptable in practice, they appear common. Determinants of poor practice relate to academic status and power, fuelled by institutional norms and culture.
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