TY - JOUR T1 - AUthorship for research groups AU - Flanagin A, Fontanarosa PB, DeAngelis CD Y1 - 2002/12/25 N1 - 10.1001/jama.288.24.3166 JO - JAMA SP - 3166 EP - 3168 VL - 288 IS - 24 N2 - Major clinical research investigations, especially large multicenter trials, require the involvement, cooperation, and dedication of many individuals. Roles and responsibilities range from conceiving the study and designing the protocol to collecting and analyzing the data, and numerous essential steps in between. Following completion of the study, the most important responsibilities are prompt preparation of a manuscript that reports the study findings, and timely submission of the paper to a journal for peer review, publication, and communication of the study findings to the scientific and clinical communities. SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.288.24.3166 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.24.3166 ER -