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  1. Authorship: Difference Between "Contributor" and "Co-Author"

    When there are only three or four members on a research paper team, the workload should be fairly easy to divide up, with a corresponding designation of one lead author and two or three co-authors. However, when the size of the team increases, a point is reached when co-authors become contributors. The perception of these titles can vary.

  2. How to navigate authorship of scientific manuscripts

    Authorship should be determined by the lead author once the research is complete and the team is about to start writing the manuscript. For this to work correctly, however, there need to be clear guidelines in the lab based on a field-level understanding of what it means to see a name on a manuscript.

  3. What roles Co-author and Corresponding Author play in Research Papers

    Co-author Meaning. A co-author is a researcher who has contributed significantly to a research paper, sharing responsibility for its content and findings. Co-authors collaborate to design experiments, analyze results, and contribute to the overall intellectual content of the paper. Corresponding Author Meaning

  4. What does co-authorship mean and who gets to be one?

    In the Laskowski Lab, we believe that co-authorship should be an outgoing discussion throughout the life of a research project. To us, co-authorship represents both credit for work done on the project and also, just as importantly, responsibility for the contents of the resulting paper. This does not mean that every co-author should necessarily ...

  5. Defining authorship in your research paper

    It is very important to make sure people who have contributed to a paper, are given credit as authors. And also that people who are recognized as authors, understand their responsibility and accountability for what is being published. There are a couple of types of authorship to be aware of. Co-author. Any person who has made a significant ...

  6. To Co-Author or Not to Co-Author: How to Write, Publish, and ...

    The logistics of conducting research with undergraduate students, let alone co-authoring papers with them, can appear daunting, and faculty incentives for doing so vary . However, we optimistically speculate that the rewards of teaching students to be contributing scientists may make a greater impact than the science itself (1-4). In addition ...

  7. How to Handle Co-authorship When Not Everyone's Research Contributions

    This topic is a special case of the larger topic of who should be included as authors on research papers, which involves ethical aspects like appropriate ... Imagine that the overall thrust of our argument was followed by the research group and that Choi was included as co-author in the paper based on her substantial contributions to the work ...

  8. Ten simple rules for collaboratively writing a multi-authored paper

    A multi-authored paper can be a result of a single discrete research project or the outcome of a larger research program that includes other papers based on common data or methods. The writing of a multi-authored paper is embedded within a broader context of planning and collaboration among team members. ... What Do Co-authors Do, Use, and Like ...

  9. Authorship, Co-Authoring and Collaborating

    This chapter addresses a series of issues that are amongst the most rewarding, but also the most fraught and the most difficult with which to deal. They are: authorship, co-authoring, and sharing data. The benefits, pitfalls and perils of collaborating are explored. Every academic will have a different approach to dealing with these matters.

  10. Co-authorship guidelines to successfully co-author a scientific paper

    Collaborating on research and co-authoring a scientific journal paper is a common practice in academia. For early career scholars, co-authorship can be a great stepping stone. Five concrete co-authorship guidelines can prevent conflicts and frustrations while co-authoring academic papers. Contents Why co-authorship can be challenging for early career researchersGuideline 1: Agree on the order of

  11. How to Handle Co-authorship When Not Everyone's Research ...

    This topic is a special case of the larger topic of who should be included as authors on research papers, which involves ethical aspects like appropriate allocation of credit in research (and, hence, fairness), ... In response, we think that it might be acceptable to include Choi as co-author on both papers, insofar as she fulfills the ...

  12. The ethics of collaborative authorship:

    The corresponding author must have obtained permission from all authors for the submission of each version of the paper and for any change in authorship. All collaborators share some degree of responsibility for any paper they co‐author. Some co‐authors have responsibility for the entire paper as an accurate, verifiable report of the research.

  13. First authors: is co-equal genuinely equal?

    Letter to the Editor. 'Equal' distribution of co-first authors on research papers should be a win-win concept — not just for those authors, but also for multi-disciplinary science.

  14. Guidance on Authorship in Scholarly or Scientific Publications

    Although not qualifying as co-authors, individuals who assist the research effort may warrant appropriate acknowledgement in the completed paper. Senior faculty members should be named as co-authors on work independently generated by their junior colleagues only if they have made substantial intellectual contributions to the experimental design ...

  15. Co-authoring research papers: effective approaches

    Seeing each other, whether in person or over a screen, not only helps reinforce the social element of cooperation - an important motivator - but allows us to pick up on all the subtle non-verbal cues that help us understand our co-authors' real feelings about the work and plan. Regular team meetings should be scheduled.

  16. What makes an author

    The lab technician or core facility scientist who developed a custom experimental workflow for the study should be included as an author. The first-year rotation student who spent several weeks ...

  17. Collaborative Writing: How to Write a Scientific Paper with

    Here is an overview what the ideal collaborative writing process looks like: Step: Set the premises for your research collaboration. Step: Plan the collaborative paper writing. Step: Revise the co-written scientific paper. Let's look at each point specifically. 1. STEP: Set the premises for your research collaboration.

  18. Decoding authorship: author, co-author, corresponding author

    Co-authors are those who work in tandem with the author to help them write the content. Co-authors are a kind of author who works with the main author and helps them give shape to the content as per the vision or ideation of the author. ... What roles Co-author and Corresponding Author play in Research Papers. Introduction In current academic ...

  19. Q: What do the terms "lead author" and "co-author" mean?

    1. Comment. Answer: A lead author is a person who made the most contribution to the publication, and thus his/her name comes first. A co-author is a person who made a significant contribution to the published work and shares the responsibility and success. Answered by Callie Simmons on 03 Jun, 2022.

  20. The Perfect Research Co-author: How Do I Find You?

    Co-author traits. Although knowledge and experience are essential qualities, it is far more important that your potential co-author enjoys working in your field of research. A co-author must be motivated and must commit both time and effort to meet the conventional project guidelines. Furthermore, the co-author must have a positive reputation ...

  21. How do I co-author my first paper?

    23. You don't first co-author a paper, you first collaborate on a research effort. Then, if said research effort leads to interesting results, you co-author a paper. So you need to look for someone doing interesting research that you think you can contribute to. Talk to professors in your department and ask about the research they and their ...

  22. ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists ...

    At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use. ... ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove Download PDF. NEWS ...

  23. 5 proven ways to find co-authors to collaborate with

    3. Finding co-authors through cold-emailing. 4. Finding co-authors through common connections. 5. Finding co-authors via #AcademicTwitter. 1. Finding co-authors in your department or lab. A good co-author shares your research interest, preferably complements your expertise, and is a nice person to work with.

  24. Free Harvard Referencing Generator [Updated for 2024]

    A Harvard Referencing Generator is a tool that automatically generates formatted academic references in the Harvard style. It takes in relevant details about a source -- usually critical information like author names, article titles, publish dates, and URLs -- and adds the correct punctuation and formatting required by the Harvard referencing ...

  25. Co-Creating Future Social Services

    Keywords: co-production, digitalisation, inequalities, integrated care and support, poverty, social care, social inclusion, social innovation, social policy, social security, social services, social work, welfare state . Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements.

  26. Four Problems of the H‑index for Assessing the Research ...

    This paper reveals that when the h-index is used to assess the research productivity and impact of individual authors, four major problems exist because the h-index does not take into account the number of authors in each publication. This paper shows that the fractional h-index (or the individual hi-index in this paper), which distributes each ...

  27. 2024 Conference

    Main Conference Author Notification Sep 25 '24 06:00 PM PDT * ... (Microsoft Research) Amir Globerson (Tel Aviv University, Google) ... and oral and poster presentations of refereed papers. Along with the conference is a professional exposition focusing on machine learning in practice, a series of tutorials, and topical workshops that provide a ...

  28. How to Create a Powerful Research Presentation

    Visualize Data Instead of Writing Them. When adding facts and figures to your research presentation, harness the power of data visualization. Add interactive charts and graphs to take out most of the text. Text with visuals causes a faster and stronger reaction than words alone, making your presentation more memorable.

  29. The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local

    Working Paper 32450. DOI 10.3386/w32450. Issue Date May 2024. This paper estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are six times larger than previously thought. We exploit natural variability in global temperature and rely on time-series variation. A 1°C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world GDP.

  30. Global Indeterminacy in Hank Economies

    Abstract. We show that in Heterogeneous-Agent New-Keynesian (HANK) economies with countercyclical risk the natural interest rate is endogenous and co-moves with output, leaving the economy susceptible to self-fulfilling fluctuations.