Transparent Author Credit. Berg, J. 359(6379):961.
Paper doi abstract bibtex Authorship on papers is one of the major currencies of the scientific enterprise. Nevertheless, the contributions of different authors to a given paper have remained relatively opaque. Contributions are generally inferred from the order of authors, and implications of position on the authorship list vary between different investigators and scientific fields. A year ago, a group of editors and publishers across a wide range of disciplines met to discuss how to provide a more systemic solution to make author contributions more transparent. This week, their recommendations have been released (www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1715374115), and I applaud this effort and urge the wide adoption of this system.
@article{bergTransparentAuthorCredit2018,
title = {Transparent Author Credit},
author = {Berg, Jeremy},
date = {2018-03},
journaltitle = {Science},
volume = {359},
pages = {961},
issn = {0036-8075},
doi = {10.1126/science.aat4136},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat4136},
abstract = {Authorship on papers is one of the major currencies of the scientific enterprise. Nevertheless, the contributions of different authors to a given paper have remained relatively opaque. Contributions are generally inferred from the order of authors, and implications of position on the authorship list vary between different investigators and scientific fields. A year ago, a group of editors and publishers across a wide range of disciplines met to discuss how to provide a more systemic solution to make author contributions more transparent. This week, their recommendations have been released (www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1715374115), and I applaud this effort and urge the wide adoption of this system.},
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number = {6379}
}