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To the Editor: Dr Bates and colleagues1 found significant differences in the number of authors whose published contributions fulfilled authorship criteria in research articles published in 3 general medical journals. As the authors acknowledged, this finding could be explained by many factors, including different forms that were used by the 3 journals to assess fulfillment of authorship criteria.
There is sound evidence that minor differences in question context, wording, and format may lead to significant differences in results.2 The higher number of authors fulfilling authorship criteria for JAMA compared with BMJ may be explained in that any behavior is more likely to be endorsed when it is presented as part of a closed-ended question (JAMA) than when it needs to be volunteered in response to an open-ended question (BMJ). Closed-ended questions reduce ambiguity by indicating which contributions are considered relevant; they also could increase socially . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Pythia T. Nieuwkerk, MA
p.t.nieuwkerk@amc.uva.nl
Department of Medical Psychology
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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