D2. Optional Reflective Activity - Authorship

Ethics by Design in Authorship Questions

Familiarize yourself with The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK's recommendation Agreeing on Authorship

Think ahead and list all the papers you might be involved in.

Then add possible authors in the order you think they should be for each paper.

Examine if any of these are potentially controversial or ethically problematic in the light of TENK's recommendation.

Based on these, list issues/questions you should have with your colleagues (which ones?) around authorship. 

• Are there conventions you are not sure about? 
  
• People whose role is not clear? 
  
• Potential for misunderstanding?
  
• Is there a need in your research group of creating a written list of authors as recommended by TENK?

The earlier these conversations are had, the smaller the risk of problems arising.