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To the Editor: In their cross-sectional study, Dr Bates et al compare the number of authors whose contributions did not meet authorship criteria in 3 general medical journals.¹ They state that the ICMJE "defines authorship as (1) substantial contribution to the conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis of interpretation of data; (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (3) final approval of the version to be published." Surprisingly, in their own article I could not find any mention of whether all authors fulfilled the third criterion.

Lewis Eisen, MD
leisen@gmail.com
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY

1. Bates T, Ani A, Marui M, Marui A. Authorship criteria and disclosure of contributions: comparison of 3 general medical journals with different author contribution forms. JAMA. 2004;292:86-88. FREE FULL TEXT

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