The foundamental part of the desing of Authorships.org was based on the following literature:

• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. Updated December 2015. URL. PDF
• Consensus Statement on Surgery Journal Authorship – 2006.  Annals of Surgery • Volume 243, Number 6, June 2006. PDF
• Swiss Academies of Art and Science. Authorship in scientific publications – Analysis and recommendations. URL. PDF.
• Puhan M, Raptis DA, Mettler T. Do we need an Algorithm or an Electronic Tool to Enhance the Selection Process of Academic Medical Chairs? Chair4medicine International Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, December 3-6, 2014. URL. PDF.

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