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Paper Authorship Requirements and Responsibilities: A Decision Tree

Dr. Charles E. Dunlap

Program Director

Research Competitiveness Program

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Hannah Weiss, M.S. Heather McInnis, Ph.D. Irene Aninye, Ph.D.

Martín Fernandez, M.S. Maysaa Alobaidi, Ph.D.

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About AAAS

• World’s largest general scientific

membership society

• Founded in 1848

• Publisher of six international journals

including Science

• More than 250 affiliated societies

serving >10,000,000 people

• AAAS Research Competitiveness

Program has worked for 20 years to

build capacity for research

communities

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for the Advancement of Science

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Data Sources

Charles E. Dunlap, Ph.D.Program Director

Design and leadership of the International Funding

Agency Symposium with the National Science

Foundation

Design and implementation of S&T grant

competitions, oversight and training of funding

organizations, and experience as a reviewer and

principal investigator.

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Example Criteria for Authorship

Specific criteria for authorship may vary for journal and field

1. “Substantial contribution to conception, generation, analysis, and/or interpretation of data

2. Drafting and revising work for intellectual content

3. Approval of final manuscript for publication

4. Agreement to be accountable for all of work”

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Example Criteria for Authorship

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Decision Tree Goals

• Actionable, stepwise guide to support authors

• Adaptable as a starting point for research group policy

• Capturing prevailing standards and expectations

• Not a statement of Science journals or AAAS. Specifics may vary by journal, your institution, or even funding agency.

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Decision Tree

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Authorship is Earned

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Step 1: Intellectual Contribution

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Step 2: Manuscript Contribution

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Step 3: Publishing Contribution

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Data Sources

Review of thousands of proposals annually

Strategic assessment and data-driven evaluation of more than $1 billion in S&T programs

Short courses for students, faculty, and administrators

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