Letter to the Editor

Author Degrees in Medical Publishing: Choice or Convenience?

Authors: Arjun Gupta, MD, Samar Harris, MD, Harris V. Naina, MD

Abstract

To the Editor: A majority of journals cite author degrees in published material. This is common practice; however, we have found inconsistencies in the reported medical degrees of medical journal authors. Giving our own example, one article would cite an author to possess an MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) degree, another would report the same author to be an MD (Doctor of Medicine) whereas some would not cite an author degree at all.1–3

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References

1. Gupta A, Harris S, Naina H. Femoral pseudoaneurysm as a complication of infective endocarditis. J Gen Intern Med 2015. [Epub ahead of print] .
 
2. Gupta A, Kowalski TJ, Osmon DR, et al. Long-term outcome of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: a cohort study of 260 patients. Open Forum Infect Dis 2014;1:ofu107.
 
3. Gupta A, Patel R, Baddour LM, et al. Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infections: a singlecenter experience. Mayo Clin Proc 2014;89:1525-1536.
 
4. Link AM. US and non-US submissions: an analysis of reviewer bias. JAMA 1998;280:246-247.