in some sectors the fist author wrote the paper, the last directed it. in other sectors, authors are listed in order of the amount of contribution. in other sectors, they are listed in alphabetical order Some folks always put the student first, other groups always put the lab director or senior personnel first.
Confused? it varies by subdiscipline in biology, by nation of origin, and even research group. Malcolm On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:04 AM, Gurmeet Singh<gurmee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear List members. > In case of a multi-authored papers, what is the significance of position in > authorship ? For example, how are first author, second author , > corresponding author or the last author rated for their contribution to > a manuscript ? > > Quite often, there are conflicts/arguments among the authors with respect to > their position in a manuscript. Do there exist any set of relevant rules? Is > it entirely depended on the P.I. ( Principal Investigator)? > > I hope to get comments from you on this. > > Regards > Gurmeet > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas A&M University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org http://www.twitter.com/herpconbio Fall Teaching Schedule & Office Hours: Landscape Ecology: T,R 10-11:40 pm Environmental Physiology: MW 1-2:40 pm Seminar: T 2:30-3:30pm Genetics: M 6-10pm Office Hours: M 3-6, T: 12-2, W: 3-4 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
