Healthy Skepticism Library item: 16960

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Publication type: Journal Article

Kennedy MS.
If it's too good to be true, it probably is.
Am J Nurs 2009 Dec; 109:(12):7
http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/lwwgateway/landingpage.htm;jsessionid=LQGJ0vvkQvM2lp0DDMkV0kPBmTmKpRfm4wJGhnQJ4KMqVNFGtHvG!797288596!181195629!8091!-1?issn=0002-936X&volume=109&issue=12&spage=7

Abstract:

“It usually happens like this: I review a paper that’s well written and appropriately referenced, and I think: it’s almost too good to be true (Clue 1). Regardless of the topic, there’s a lengthy section discussing pharmacology and citing studies supporting drug efficacy (Clue 2). Discussion of nursing implications – assessing effectiveness, monitoring adverse events and patient teaching, and so on – is minimal (Clue 3); the peer reviewers usually note that. At some point during revisions (or worse, during editing of an accepted paper), another name will emerge, someone deserving of acknowledgment for “editorial assistance.” Further inquiry reveals that this person is a ghostwriter whose services were paid for by a pharmaceutical company and that the “assistance” was writing the first draft of the paper”

Keywords:
Authorship* Conflict of Interest Drug Industry Editorial Policies* Guidelines as TopicnHumans Nursing Research/standards Peer Review, Research/standards* Periodicals as Topic/standards* Truth Disclosure*