OBJECTIVE: To review health behavior research policies and practices related to authorship credit and responsibilities and to develop an authorship policy for the American Journal of Health Behavior. METHODS: Research on authorship criteria and byline placement was reviewed and the American Journal of Health Behavior Ethics Working Group made recommendations to the editor regarding an authorship policy. RESULTS: A new authorship policy was adopted by the editor. CONCLUSIONS: The new policy clarifies the position of the journal regarding authorship issues.
OBJECTIVE: To review health behavior research policies and practices related to authorship credit and responsibilities and to develop an authorship policy for the American Journal of Health Behavior. METHODS: Research on authorship criteria and byline placement was reviewed and the American Journal of Health Behavior Ethics Working Group made recommendations to the editor regarding an authorship policy. RESULTS: A new authorship policy was adopted by the editor. CONCLUSIONS: The new policy clarifies the position of the journal regarding authorship issues.
Authors: Robert G Resta; Patricia McCarthy Veach; Sarah Charles; Kristen Vogel; Terri Blase; Christina G S Palmer Journal: J Genet Couns Date: 2010-01-14 Impact factor: 2.537