Ethics of Scholarly Collaboration.

Area of Science:

• Scholarly Communication
• Research Ethics
• Academic Collaboration

Background:

• Scholarly collaboration is complex, involving unknown expectations and ambiguity.
• Academic projects, presentations, and publications often arise from collaborative efforts.
• Potential conflicts of interest are inherent in scholarly teamwork.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the ethical considerations in scholarly collaboration.
• To identify potential conflicts of interest within academic partnerships.
• To examine ethical frameworks for collaborative research.

Main Methods:

• Exploratory analysis of ethical dimensions in collaboration.
• Application of a humanbecoming leading-following model.
• Conceptual examination of ethical challenges in academic teamwork.

Main Results:

• Collaboration involves inherent ambiguities and unknown expectations.
• Scholarly partnerships can lead to unfolding conflicts of interest.
• A humanbecoming model offers a framework for ethical collaboration.

Conclusions:

• Ethical navigation is crucial in scholarly collaboration.
• Understanding potential conflicts of interest is essential for academic integrity.
• The humanbecoming model provides insights into ethical leadership and followership in research teams.