What does scientific authorship look like in 2017? How has it evolved over the past few years and how has the trend of hyper-authorship affected the researcher, librarian, and publisher communities? Join us on March 30, 2017 at 11:30 EST for a deep dive into scientific authorship. See below for a list of speakers and […]

What does scientific authorship look like in 2017? How has it evolved over the past few years and how has the trend of hyper-authorship affected the researcher, librarian, and publisher communities? Join us on March 30, 2017 at 11:30 EST for a deep dive into scientific authorship.

See below for a list of speakers and topics covered. Register for the webinar today.

Middle author dilemma: How to recognize critical contributions of multidisciplinary teams

This presentation will address challenges in giving credit to individuals that participate in multidisciplinary research, and particularly why this is a difficult and important challenge for early career researchers, whose job applications, promotions, and grant funding rely on a large number of first or last author papers.

Hyper-authored Articles: Trends, Issues & Logistics

The number of hyper-authored papers published in the sciences is on the rise. While no clear numerical definition of hyper-authorship exists, this trend has impacts ranging from publication logistics, to how authorship is regarded. This presentation will give an overview of the trends, issues, and logistics in hyper-authored papers with the goal of increasing understanding of this type of authorship. I will also address a simple option for including ORCID iDs in hyper-authored papers.

An Editorial Perspective on Authorship

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