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Publishing Educational Research: Guidelines and Tips
Working with Colleagues
Order of Authorship
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You may choose to implement a point system for various
professional contributions, depending on the scholarly
importance. Research design and report writing would be
assigned the most points. To earn authorship credit, a contributor
must earn a certain number of points; the individual with the
highest number of points would be granted first authorship.
If you find a group of people with whom you expect to write a
number of articles, consider using the "log-rolling approach": One
person becomes first author on one paper, and then you shift,
given that the work is fairly evenly divided.
If a situation changes, consider renegotiating the order of
authorship.
"...I can think of at least one occasion when we switched the ordering of
authorship because of the demands of one co-author’s personal situation (i.e., one
of us was coming up for tenure)." [See Ashford]
Consult with colleagues when authorship concerns arise,
and encourage your colleagues to do the same. If
decisions cannot be reached amiably, then get a third
party. Most universities and colleges will have a specific
person or committee who deals with such matters, but
they should be used as a last result. Consult Winston (1985) for a
useful method.
Contents
Introduction
Writing for
Publication
Manuscript Review &
Decision Process
Criteria for Judging
Manuscripts
Ethics & Etiquette
Ideas for Junior
Faculty
Ideas for Graduate
Students
The Culture of
Publishing
How to Choose a
Journal
Frequently Asked
Questions
References
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