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Q: I am concerned about the first author change

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As a first author, I did more than 90% of the research design, experimentation, analysis, paper writing, and submission alone. (For the submission, the journal requires the corresponding author to…

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This is a tricky situation to be in; however, it is not uncommon for rifts to arise because of…

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Camille Noûs, a French researcher and prolific author with no less than 180 published scientific articles in the past year. However, Camille has been the subject of much discussion and controversy…

Q: Can my ex-colleagues publish my research in a scientific journal and use it for academic benefits without acknowledging my authorship?

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I work in the microelectronics industry. When I was employed at company X, I had an assignment of doing some research work in order to improve a product. After a year of research without any…
  • Asked by No Name on April 3, 2021
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We understand your concern. Let us first clarify what “authorship” entails.

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Q: How do I add my name as an author to a published paper in Google Scholar?

  • Asked on February 19, 2021
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Google Scholar is a search engine where one can search scholarly literature from various sources (mostly, scholarly…

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Q: How do I deal with this matter of authorship violation and data fabrication?

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I sent a letter to the editor about a clear violation of authorship as defined by the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Only three out of the 13 authors took…
  • Asked on September 4, 2020
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Thanks for your query. We have referred this matter to our senior expert. We shall get back shortly. Until then, you may refer to the following related resources for…

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Q: Who should be designated as the corresponding author if the designated corresponding author is too busy?

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An institution offered to facilitate the publication process for us. It was understood that the first author and the corresponding author would be different. It was defined that the corresponding…
  • Asked on August 17, 2020
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This is an unfortunate scenario, but not an uncommon one. Note also that authorship issues/conflicts – of various hues – are quite common in research publication.

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Q: Would this be considered a case of academic misconduct?

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The case is as follows.

A supervisor has recently published a paper. The data and images in the…
  • Asked on June 28, 2020
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Yes, it would. In fact, it would be academic/scholarly misconduct/misbehavior on several counts, as discussed below.

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Q: How does one resolve the problem of missing citation in a published article?

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[My girlfriend had a paper published with one of our teachers.] My girlfriend is the first author and the teacher is the corresponding author. However, while the journal team has given [provided]…
  • Asked on May 4, 2020
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We have made some edits to your question as some parts of it were not clear. We have added some…

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