There is a question as to whether Dr. Lee should be invited to be a co-author with the other two researchers?

Dr. Brockner has agreed that the deviation from the protocol had a major impact on the breakthrough. However, he has initial reservations about inviting Dr. Lee, who was not an original member of the research team, to share authorship.

These are some possible outcomes:

Both Drs. Brockner and Rollins agree that Dr. Lee’s incidental contribution was not important to the success of the study. They do not ask Dr. Lee to be a co-author.

Both Drs. Brockner and Rollins agree that Dr. Lee’s incidental contribution was somewhat important to the success of the study. They feel it is appropriate to acknowledge Dr. Lee’s contribution.

Both Drs. Brockner and Rollins agree that Dr. Lee’s contribution was more than incidental, and in fact was crucial to the success of the study. They invite Dr. Lee to be a co-author.