How can researchers promote transparency and fairness in authorship decisions?

Dec 21, 2023 ... The proper verb is "to be" in one of its forms. When writing about self: "I am the first author..." When writing about another person "X is the first..." The authors agree to place more weight than outsiders expect on the lexicographic ordering as a means of compensating the author whose surname is first in the ... Apr 29, 2019 ... The JCI is now requiring an explanation for how the first-author position is determined when shared among contributing authors. Prashun Acharya is first author on 'Select autosomal dominant DFNA11 deafness variants activate Myo7A targeting in epithelial cells', published in JCS. Prashun ... Mar 31, 2006 ... The very broad general rule is 1st author did much of the work operationally, the oversight of the project, and even the writing of the paper. Oct 1, 2019 ... In this commentary, the authors look at the growing trend of co-first authorship and what this means for database searchers. Apr 16, 2019 ... First author, third year med student ... As co-first author on a recent paper in Annals of Neurology, Joseph Hindman was among the first to ... Mar 6, 2024 ... A fibrous scaffold for in vitro culture and experimental studies of Physcomitrium patens. Jan 13, 2015 ... It's often just fine to assume that the first author did the most work, and the last author is the senior author who is the PI of the lab that ... Oct 28, 2022 ... As a faculty member, it is usually better to be last/corresponding author with a student as first author, than to be first author oneself.