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ETHICS CALENDAR

Biomedical Ethics Seminar Series:
ethics.ucsd.edu/seminars

Tough Cases:
ethics.ucsd.edu/cases

ETHICS ESSENTIALS

UCSD Research Ethics Program:
ethics.ucsd.edu

NIH Training Grant courses in Responsible Conduct of Research:
ethics.ucsd.edu/courses/index.html

San Diego Center for Ethics in Science and Technology:
www.ethicscenter.net

Responsible Conduct of Research Education Consortium
www.rcrec.org

Who should be an author on a paper?

Disputes about authorship are among the most difficult challenges faced by scientists. This is not surprising given the importance placed on authorship as evidence of academic success. Because authorship is so important, researchers are often surprised to learn that there is little agreement about the criteria for being included as an author, the order of authorship, or the meaning of being first or last on a list of authors. However, this doesn't mean either that authorship has or should have no meaning.

Nearly everyone agrees that authorship credit should be given only to those who have made a substantial contribution and that all authors should be prepared to take responsibility for the published work.


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