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Equity in authorship: a strategy for assigning credit when publishing
1Drug and Alcohol Service, Westmead Hospital, Australia.
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1994
Summary
A new Points System offers a standardized method for acknowledging research contributions, ensuring fair authorship in publications. This system helps resolve authorship disputes and promotes consistent credit allocation across disciplines.
Area of Science:
- Scientific publishing
- Research ethics
- Bibliometrics
Background:
- Current authorship guidelines are often vague, discipline-specific, and inconsistently applied.
- This ambiguity leads to disputes and unfair recognition of contributions in scientific publications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a standardized Points System for evaluating and acknowledging diverse research contributions.
- To facilitate consistency and fairness in determining authorship and author order.
Main Methods:
- Developed a system evaluating 13 distinct categories of individual contributions.
- Based the system on perceived contribution values from a multidisciplinary research center staff.
- Designed the system for adaptability to various research group needs.
Main Results:
- The Points System quantifies contributions, allowing 'points earned' to determine authorship and sequence.
- Provides a structured framework for resolving authorship in complex, multidisciplinary projects.
- Offers a quantifiable approach to authorship, moving beyond subjective interpretations.
Conclusions:
- The Points System promotes equitable authorship and publication credit.
- It is particularly valuable for complex research involving multiple contributors and publications.
- Adaptable framework enhances consistency in scientific authorship practices.