What is group authorship?

A group author is an organization or institution that is credited with authorship of a source publication such as an article, a book, a proceeding, or another type of work.

How do you list authors in an article?

As mentioned above, the most common way authors are listed is by relative contribution. The author who most substantially worked on the draft article and the underlying research becomes the first author. The others are ranked in descending order of contribution.

Is 2nd author good?

Have another one, even the second authorship, is definitely better than nothing. Not to mention your first authorship paper is not very good by your own evaluation. In the end, each paper counts. I would not hesitate to get second authorship unless I felt I deserved to be first author on the paper.

When there are multiple authors of a report who is the lead author?

In a research paper with multiple authors, one author is designated as the lead author. He/she: Takes the overall responsibility for the manuscript. Is usually the corresponding author i.e. someone who takes charge of getting approval from all the other authors and communicating with the journal.

What does contributing author mean?

A co-author is any person who has made a significant contribution to a journal article. They also share responsibility and accountability for the results. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all the authors’ contact details are correct.

Are collaborators authors?

Collaborator names are included redundantly even if they have also been included as authors for the citation (because they also appear in the byline or are explicitly identified in the article as the authors).

How do you find the author of a journal article?

Finding a Website Author. Look at the top and bottom of an article. Many websites that employ contributing and staff writers will often display the author name at the top or bottom of an article. This is the first place you should look for an author.

How do you know if you are a first or second author?

1st Author: Person who did most of the work, like write the manuscript, and do most if not all of the experiment. 2nd Author: Person who helped out the most, and/or person who mentored the 1st author (e.g.: if 1st author was grad student) the most.

Who is a lead author in a journal?

In academic publishing, the lead author, or first author, is the first named author of a publication such as a research article or audit.

Who should be lead author?

The first author should be that person who contributed most to the work, including writing of the manuscript. The sequence of authors should be determined by the relative overall contributions to the manuscript. It is common practice to have the senior author appear last, sometimes regardless of his or her contribution …