Background: “Ghostwriting occurs when someone makes substantial contributions to a manuscript without attribution or disclosure. It is considered bad publication practice in the … sciences, and some argue it is scientific misconduct. At its extreme, … ghostwriting involves … companies hiring professional writers to produce papers promoting their products but hiding those contributions and instead naming academic physicians or scientists as the authors.” From: Gøtzsche,... The post Ghostwriting in science: Monsanto, Bayer, Glyphosate and profits over health, part 1 appeared first on Strategian: Science Magazine .