>"Valerie W, McClain" <[log in to unmask]> posted:
>I believe that ghostwriting is when the author of the study is paid to put
>his or her name on the study.  The author is usually well-known in the field.
>The author does not participate in the study and in some cases never ever sees
>what he/she supposedly wrote.  The author is used for his/her name in order to
>get the study published.  I do believe that ethically this is a cause for
>great concern.  I do not think we are talking about the same thing because
>I did
>not see 70%--the 50% figure is bad enough.


Valerie,

Ghostwriting I'm familiar with involves a writer being paid to produce a
piece that will carry someone else's name. Most of the offers I've come
across in my work involve the putative "author" or his/her organization
footing the bill. However, I don't disagee your scenario exists as well.
There have been many discussions about writers' ethical responsibility on
this topic on a freelance listserv I receive. The underlying question
usually comes down to some variation of how much one values one's soul.

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer
Madison, Wisconsin
608-238-8409; [log in to unmask]

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