Honorary Authorships in Surgical Literature.
Lucien E M DuijmA VerhemelY DahiE J T LuitenP S GadjradjPublished in: World journal of surgery (2019)
Despite ICMJE guidelines to reduce HA, the prevalence may still exist to a higher level than preferable. The authors plead for more transparent authorship systems in which journal editors and senior department members take more responsibility into enforcement of the ICMJE guidelines.