One of my friends wants me to post the following question and see what kind
of opinions you may have:
My friend is teaching in an univeristy. A professor in her department did
some interesting work on biodiversity but the professor cannot write well
enough to put the work into a professional paper. The professor approached her
asking her to write the paper for him and her to be the second author, although
she does not have anything to do with the research work.
1. Is this a good collaboration? If it is, many people can ask others to
write papers for them and are still listed as the first authors.
2. Is it ethical? (my friend did not do the research; maybe she should not
be a co-author on something she did not do?)
3. Should the person writing the paper be the first author?
Alicere
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