PubMed Central, : RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2023 July; 14(3): e0015. ISSN: 2076-9172Published online 2023 July 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10503.

Variable (n of Respondents)		Median Trust Score (Interquartile Range)	P Value
Respondent Backgrounds

Gender	Women (64)	2.33 (1.78 to 2.78)	Women vs Men 0.09
	Men (124)	2.56 (1.89 to 3.19)
	Not disclosed (9)	2.44 (1.78 to 2.72)

World region	Africa (6)	2.72 (2.42 to 3.58)	0.34
	Asia (21)	2.44 (2.11 to 3.39)
	Europe (76)	2.44 (1.67 to 2.97)
	North America (65)	2.33 (2.00 to 2.78)
	South and Central America (8)	2.94 (1.92 to 3.44)
	Oceania (14)	2.61 (1.97 to 3.36)

Main research area	Biomedical (164)	2.44 (1.89 to 3.11)	0.46
Main research area	Other (33)	2.33 (1.78 to 2.89)	0.46

Experience as an author/coauthor of biomedical publication	0–5 publications (40)	2.17 (1.56 to 2.78)	<0.001
	6–10 publications (26)	2.22 (1.78 to 2.72)
	11–30 publications (47)	2.44 (1.67 to 2.78)
	Over 30 publications (84)	2.67 (2.11 to 3.33)

Experience as main author of biomedical publication	0–5 publications (82)	2.22 (1.67 to 2.78)	<0.001
	6–10 publications (30)	2.39 (1.94 to 3.00)
	11–30 publications (39)	2.44 (1.67 to 2.89)
	Over 30 publications (46)	2.83 (2.33 to 3.47)

Institutional Attributes

Institution where research was done	University/college/other educational (139)	2.44 (2.00 to 3.11)	0.09
	Research institute (23)	2.67 (1.78 to 3.33)
	Hospital (33)	2.11 (1.44 to 2.83)

Institution’s ethics policy on authorship declared	Yes (48)	3.06 (2.25 to 3.56)	<0.001
	No (86)	2.22 (1.67 to 2.67)
	I do not know (63)	2.33 (2.00 to 3.11)

Respondent Opinions on Fulfilling the ICMJE Criteria and Misattributed Authorship

Opinion on misattributed authorship	Should be condemned in all circumstances (133)	2.33 (1.78 to 3.00)	0.24
Opinion on misattributed authorship	There is place for this in certain circumstances (64)	2.56 (2.00 to 3.19)	0.24

Number of ICMJE criteria necessary to become an author	1 (30)	2.50 (1.89 to 3.14)	0.97
	2 (39)	2.44 (2.22 to 2.78)
	3 (51)	2.44 (1.78 to 3.00)
	4 (77)	2.44 (1.66 to 3.06)

Trust Scores were calculated by adding the degree of agreement with each statement in question 12 (scored between 1 [strongly disagree] and 4 [strongly agree]) divided by the number of statements. A Trust Score <2.5 conveys mistrust in the administration.

^*Missing data: World region, 7 respondents; Institution where research was done, 2 respondents.