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order in which authors are listed should reflect the individuals’
relative contributions to the work. Although the senior researcher’s
originally agreed-upon contributions to the study may have qualified her
as second author, she transferred many of those responsibilities to other
team members. Therefore, her actual contributions may no longer merit her
being listed as second author. Although she is the senior researcher in
the laboratory in the faculty advisor’s absence, authorship decisions
should be based on individuals’ contributions to the work performed,
not on their status or rank. |
