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Review Article

Korean J Pediatr. 2008;51(5):447-451. Published online May 15, 2008.

Ethical considerations in publication of medical papers

Chong-Woo CW Bae¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Chong-Woo CW Bae ,Email: baecw@khnmc.or.kr

Abstract

It is fair to say that there are many ethical issues concerning the publication of medical papers. To define the best practice in the ethics of scientific publishing and a proper understanding of appropriate reporting in medical papers, this review should be useful for authors dealing with ethical issues which involve the protection of human and animal rights, the protection of confidentiality and informed consent, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, author and authorship, copy right transfer, duplicate publication, conflict of interest, and dealing with misconduct cases.

Keywords :Ethics, Misconduct, Publication, Medical paper