I would say that ultimately, regardless of the ethical implications that = the lead author will determine who ends up on the bilines. Some people = are ultra inclusionary for authorship others are ultra conservative with = virtually everyone else ending up in the acknowledgements. The = guidelines for authorship are just that, guidelines. There is nothing = sacred about them, but people tend to use them when they need some = objectivity. First authorship is important because you usually are the = author. =20 VISIT HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY www.herpconbio.org = <http://www.herpconbio.org>=20 A New Journal Published in Partnership with Partners in Amphibian and = Reptile Conservation and the World Congress of Herpetology. =20 Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Texas A&M University Texarkana 2600 Robison Rd. Texarkana, TX 75501 O: 1-903-223-3134 H: 1-903-791-3843 Homepage: https://www.eagle.tamut.edu/faculty/mmccallum/index.html =20
________________________________ From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of = gary d. grossman Sent: Mon 9/18/2006 9:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Guidelines for Authorship I wouldn't say that this is common but I've seen footnotes indicating authors made an equal contribution a few times (including one paper by students in my lab), and at least once I've seen "authorship order decided by coin toss". Gary D. Grossman Distinguished Research Professor - Animal Ecology Warnell School Forest & Natural Resources University Georgia, Athens GA. 30602, USA Web site www.arches.uga.edu/~grossman Phone:706-542-1160 Fax: 706-542-8356 Board of Editors - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation Editorial Board - Freshwater Biology Editorial Board - Ecology Freshwater Fish
