{"id":601,"date":"2020-08-28T04:37:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T04:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/?page_id=601"},"modified":"2022-03-16T21:37:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:37:04","slug":"deciding-on-authorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/deciding-on-authorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Deciding on Authorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/scientific-writing-resources\/\">Scientific Writing Resources<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/deciding-on-authorship\/\">Preparing for a Publication<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/deciding-on-authorship\/\">Deciding on Authorship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;518px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||46px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;General Guidelines in Scientific Writing&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/academicintegrity\/\">Academic Integrity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/building-an-argument\/\">Building an Argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/critical-reading\/\">Critical Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/critical-writing\/\">Critical Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/figures-tables\/\">Figures and Tables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/paragraphs\/\">Paragraphs\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/quoting-paraphrasing-summarizing\/\">Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/peer-review\/\">Peer-review\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/peer-review\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/response-to-reviewers-critiques\/\">Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/plagiarism\/\">Plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/writing-tips-tools\/\">Writing Tips and Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/types-or-styles-of-writing\/\">Types or Styles of Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"how-to-evaluate-online-information-resources\">How to evaluate online information resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/miscellaneous\/\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Miscellaneous<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Preparing Scholarly Work&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/thesis-dissertation-writing\/\"><span>Dissertation\/ Thesis\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>Journal Article<\/span><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/original-research-article\/\">Original (Research) Article<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/review-articles\/\"><span>Review Article\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/editorial-opinion-and-perspective-articles\/\"><span>Editorial, Opinion, and Perspectives Articles<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/posters\/\">Poster<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/proposals-2\/\"><span>Proposal\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Preparing for a Publication&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/deciding-on-authorship\/\">Deciding on Authorship<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/cover-letter-for-a-journal-manuscript-submission\/\">Cover letter for a journal manuscript submission<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/reference-management\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reference Management<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Career Development&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/statement-of-purpose\/\"><span>Statement of Purpose (SOP)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/research-statement\/\"><span>Research Statement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/teaching-statement\/\"><span>Teaching Statement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/cover-letter-for-a-job-application\/\">Cover letter for a job application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||10px|false|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Deciding on Authorship\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorship is the credit given to individuals who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to scientific work. It is important that the authors of the scientific work must obey strict academic integrity and be held accountable for their part in the work. It is advised that all the authors are required to be clear of their contributing role in the research. Accepting authorship means that you are agreeing to take responsibility for the contents of the manuscript and to share the responsibility to resolve any queries raised about the accuracy or integrity of the work. Many journals ask the authors to state and describe their respective roles in the research while submitting the manuscript for publication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We curated the following resources that would help you in deciding on authorship before submitting the manuscript for publication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4769679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icmje.org\/recommendations\/browse\/roles-and-responsibilities\/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (2020).\u00a0<em>Defining the role of authors and contributors.<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4769679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icmje.org\/recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (2019), <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icmje.org\/recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing, and publication of scholarly work in medical journals.<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4769679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/credit.niso.org\/\">CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) (2020). <em>14 Contributor Roles.<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icmje.org\/recommendations\/browse\/roles-and-responsibilities\/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambikamath.com\/2020\/06\/28\/a-seven-step-plan-authorship\/\">Kamath, A. (2020). <em>A seven-step authorship plan for scientific papers.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4769679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resnik, D. B., Tyler, A. M., Black, J. R., &amp; Kissling, G. (2016). Authorship policies of scientific journals. <em>Journal of Medical Ethics<\/em>, 42, 3, pp. 199-202.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/2010\/04\/conventions-scientific-authorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Venkatraman, V. (2020). <em>Conventions of Scientific Authorship. <\/em>Sciencemag.org.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature-%20research\/editorial-policies\/authorship\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific Writing Resources \/ Preparing for a Publication \/ Deciding on Authorship Academic Integrity Building an Argument Critical Reading Critical Writing Figures and Tables Paragraphs\u00a0\u00a0 Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Peer-review\u00a0 Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques Plagiarism Writing Tips and Tools Types or Styles of Writing How to evaluate online information resources Miscellaneous Dissertation\/ Thesis\u00a0 Journal Article [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"normal\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><br>\u25cf <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icmje.org\/recommendations\/browse\/roles-and- responsibilities\/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html\">ICMJE Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"normal\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4769679\/\">Resnik, D. B., Tyler, A. M., Black, J. R., &amp; Kissling, G. (2016). Authorship policies of<br>scientific journals. 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