Honorary Authorship

Synonym: Gift and guest authorship

 

‘Guest’ or ‘gift’ authorship refers to the practice of naming an individual that made little or no contribution to a publication as an author.

 

Cited in Glossary for Academic Integrity. ENAI Report 3G [online] (2018): Oxford University Press. OUP statement on publication ethics, https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/authors/ethics

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