Why and how medical schools, peer-reviewed journals, and research funders should promote Wikipedia editing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14690366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gwinyai Masukume (0000-0002-9251-0264, independent scholar, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 984-989 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2020.1749796 |
| OpenAlex | W3015716211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
Do academics, both directly and indirectly involved with healthcare, have a moral mandate to ensure that Wikipedia has the most accurate, up-to-date and understandable information? From the perspective of a physician who is also a long-time Wikipedia editor, the ethical, moral, and power dynamics of the medical community’s interaction with Wikipedia are explored in this paper. An attempt is made to reconcile and identify the key stakeholders affected by Wikipedia’s accuracy and credibility, including medical institutions such as peer-reviewed journals, medical schools, research funders and academic reward systems. These stakeholders act as the true guardians of Primum non nocere – first to do no harm. Finally, suggestions are made on how to increase the sharing of medical knowledge on Wikipedia by focusing advocacy towards these ‘true guardians’ rather than relying on the benevolence of individual academics
Credibility · Harm · Knowledge management · Mandate · Medical education · peer production · Peer review · Political science · Public relations · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Web and Library Services · Wikis in Education and Collaboration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |