Publication ethics in public health emergencies

David Shaw; Bernice S Elger

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdw067

Publication ethics in public health emergencies

J Public Health (Oxf). 2017 Sep 1;39(3):640-643. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw067.

Authors

David Shaw¹, Bernice S Elger^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel.
² Center for Legal Medicine, University of Geneva.

PMID: 27412178
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw067

Abstract

In this article, we describe and analyse three issues in publication ethics that are raised when conducting research in emergencies and disasters. These include reluctance to share data and samples because of concerns about publications, loss of individual authorship in high high-profile multi-entity publications, and the deaths of authors during dangerous research projects. An emergency research pledge may be useful in avoiding some of these issues.

Keywords: Ebola; authorship; datasharing; disasters; emergencies; publication ethics; research integrity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Authorship
Disease Outbreaks / ethics
Emergencies*
Ethics, Research
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology
Humans
Information Dissemination / ethics
Public Health / ethics*
Publications / ethics*