Research Ethics – Open Learning
Topic outline
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Authorship
Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity
Responsible Conduct of Research 2023
Authorship, publishing and dissemination
Follow recommendations when agreeing on authorship and authors’ name order in scientific and other publications. International authorship guidelines are binding in Finland only if the authors have agreed so in advance. Communicate about scientific activities honestly and openly irrespective of the publication format or channel. Always inform collaborative partners when about to publish materials on related scientific activities. Specify sources of funding and commitments for each author in publications.Activities that violate RCR
Violation of authorship
- Inadequate or inappropriate references to earlier results
- Omitting the name of a researcher who made a significant contribution to the scientific activity from the list of authors
- Other types of denigration of other researchers’ contributions, for example neglecting to mention them in publications or similar works
- Manipulation of authorship by other means, such as including persons in the list of authors who did not participate in the research or by taking credit for work produced by what is referred to as ghost authors
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These learning materials explore potential ethical challenges around authorship, including consideration of
- who should be an author,
- what are the responsibilities of an author and
- what the journals are doing around authorship challenges.
Lecture - Authorship
D2.1. Case Study - Determining Author Order
D2.2. Case Study - Assessing Author Contribution
D2.3. Case Study - Chancellor of the University
D2. Optional Reflective Activity - Authorship
Resources:
- Agreeing on authorship. Recommendations for research publications - Finnish National Board on Research Integrity 2018
- From the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE):
- How to handle authorship disputes - a guide to new researchers
- What constitutes Authorship - discussion document
- ICMJE: Vancouver guidelines
- Elsevier - Example of an Authorship statement
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