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Responsible Conduct of Research: Video Vignettes

Situation 3: Authorship



2:41.49, 5.85 MB
Cast of Characters:
Hiro Hiro - male, international graduate student, works under the direction of Dr. Kim
Sam Sam - male, graduate student
Dr. Jones Dr. Jones - female, professor and senior colleague to Dr. Kim

Discussion:

  1. What is proper authorship, and why does it matter?
  2. Although many journals subscribe to standard practices for authorship designation, some don't. What are the implications and responsibilities for submitting papers where all authors have not contributed significantly to the research?
  3. What authorship issues affected both Hiro and Sam?
  4. Was it appropriate for Dr. Jones to be listed as the second author?
  5. Why might Hiro have been so quick to defend the authorship designation of Dr. Jones?
  6. Who can Sam and Hiro speak to about their authorship issues?