SPECIAL ARTICLE

Authorship criteria for scientific papers: a polemic and delicate subject

Rosangela Monteiro⁰; Fabio Biscegli Jatene⁰; Saul Goldenberg⁰; Dinah Aguiar Población⁰; Rosely de Fátima Pellizzon⁰

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382004000400002

IPhD in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Medicine School, University of São Paulo (FMUSP). Head of Biology of the Thoracic Surgery Service of the Heart Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP and member of NCCC IIAssociate professor of the Cardiopneumonia Department of FMUSP, Director of Thoracic Surgery Service Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP IIITitled professor (retired), Surgery Department, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM). President of BSDRS. Head of Nucleus of Scientific Communication in Surgery (NSCS). Editor of Científico da Rev Acta Cir Brás. IVProfessor and PhD. of Communication and Arts School (ECA/USP). Coordinator and leader of Research and Scientific Publications in Information Science (NPC/ECA/USP). Vice leader of Nucleus of Scientific communication in Surgery of CNPq. Researcher I-B of CNPq. VLibrarian in charge of the Reference sector of the Central Library, UNIFESP-EPM and researcher of Nucleus of Scientific Communication in Surgery (NSCS).

Correspondence
Rosangela Monteiro. Instituto do Coração. Serviço de Cirurgia Torácica. Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44. 2º andar. Cerqueira César. São Paulo, SP. CEP: 05403-900. Tel./Fax: (11) 3069-5372. E-mail: lacrosangela@incor.usp.br