Author contributions to ecological publications: What does it mean to be an author in modern ecological research?

ABSTRACT: Authorship is a central element of scientific research carrying a variety of rewards and responsibilities, and while various guidelines exist, actual author contributions are often ambiguous. Inconsistent or limited contributions threaten to devalue authorship as intellectual currency and diminish authors' responsibility for published content. Researchers have assessed author contributions in the medical literature and other research fields, but similar data for the field of ecological research are lacking. Authorship practices in ecological research are broadly representative of a variety of fields due to the cross-disciplinary nature of collaborations in ecological studies. To better understand author contributions to current research, we distributed a survey regarding co-author contribu

SUBMITTER: Logan JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484501 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature