title: The number of authors of scientific publications.
abstract: As in most other scientific journals, the number of authors per paper published in Acta Paediatrica is gradually increasing. In the 2003 volume, the number of authors was six or more in about one-third of the Regular papers and Clinical observations. The editorial board has handled several conflicts of interest due to disputes about authorship.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Editors of scientific journals should promote a policy with the aim of creating a true balance between authorship and originality of papers.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zetterström
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*