10-16 Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles
In summary, in my view, only those who actually do the work deserve to be authors. The work is almost always led by a single individual, perhaps with support from a mentor or senior investigator. These individuals should appear first, second, or last in the author list. The remainder of the author list is best determined by the two or three individuals noted above, with an emphasis on including those who should be recognized for the work and excluding those who serve in administrative positions and who did not contribute directly to the investigations.
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