Publishing ethics in child and adolescent psychiatry: essentials for authors and readers.
The ethics of publishing has received negligible attention in the child and adolescent psychiatry literature. We examine a range of ethical problems, including conflict of interest, bias, publishing fraudulent or inhumane research, redundant publication, plagiarism, concerns about authorship, insensitive use of language, and special issues about publishing research involving minors. Strategies to improve ethical standards of publishing are proposed.
University of Sydney, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Coral Tree Family Service, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, P.O. Box 142, North Ryde, New South Wales 1670, 2006, Australia. gwalter@mail.usyd.edu.au
Garry
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Walter
Joseph M
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Rey
Nerissa
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Soh
Sidney
S
Bloch
D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics*; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D015871:Scientific Misconduct