对107名审稿专家进行问卷调查，主要涉及第一作者和通信作者的概念、通信作者的责任和权益、通信作者的作用以及共同通信作者问题等几个方面。通过调查分析目前医学期刊通信作者署名中存在的问题。认为：科技期刊应明确通信作者的概念、责任和权利；通信作者作为责任作者应承担更多的责任；编辑应在促进通信作者的规范使用中发挥重要作用。“,”Based on a questionnaire survey of 107 experts on the concept of the first author and corresponding author, corresponding authors＇ responsibilities, rights and roles, and problems regarding the co-corresponding author, this paper analyzes the problems about corresponding authors in medical journals. We propose that scientific journals should clarify the definition, responsibilities and rights of corresponding authors, eorresponding authors should take more responsibilities, and editors should play an important part in promoting the proper use of corresponding authors.