Effects of author contribution disclosures and numeric limitations on authorship trends

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 920-927

  McDonald, Robert J ^a   Neff, Kevin L ^a   Rethlefsen, Melissa L ^a   Kallmes, David F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WRITING; BIBLIOMETRICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PUBLISHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; DISCLOSURE; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957947541     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0291     Document Type: Article

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