Autoria em manuscritos científicos de terapia ocupacional: um estudo descritivo

Abstract

Introduction: The benefits of multiple authorship are undoubted, but sometimes the number of authors is disproportionately greater than the intellectual content. Objective: To know the average authorship in the occupational therapy field and assess its possible determinants. Method: 19 journals of the discipline were included. We select research articles and systematic reviews. Results: We found an average of 3.5 authors, with an increase of 0.9 (R2=0.86) from 2011 to 2020. The number of multiple authorships is greater than individual authorships. The three possible determinants of the increase in authorship seem to be: (a) visibility (open access/charge journals increase the number of authorships by 40.2%); (b) the impact factor (JCR [Journal Citation Report] journals increase by 15.7% compared to others) and (c) quartiles (ESCI Emerging Sources Citation Index] journals appear in the publishing landscape and SSCI/SCI [Social Science Citation Index/Science Citation Index]experience their biggest rise of 10.5% in Q1 [First Quartile]). Conclusion: This study provides complete and contrasted information for the first time, showing the average authorship of occupational therapy articles and the determinants that influence it.