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| | Alphabetical list |All authors contributed at a similar level (at least in theory). | | | Alphabetical list |All authors contributed at a similar level (at least in theory). | |
| | First author |This is the main author of the paper, that is, the person who: \\ - is the driving force behind the work presented \\ - is the author of the ideas presented in the paper \\ - did most of the work and implementation. \\ Ideally it is also the person who wrote most of the paper. | | | First author |This is the main author of the paper, that is, the person who: \\ - is the driving force behind the work presented \\ - is the author of the ideas presented in the paper \\ - did most of the work and implementation. \\ Ideally it is also the person who wrote most of the paper. | |
| | Reality |First author is often a professor who sticks their name on every paper published by a laboratory or department or group. | | | Reality |First author is often a professor who sticks their name on every paper published by a laboratory or department or group. If the professor meets most or all of the above conditions, this is fine. Otherwise it is in an ethical grey area. | |
| | Second author | This is the "second person in command" for the work presented in the paper | | | Second author | This is the "second person in command" for the work presented in the paper | |
| | Third, fourth, fifth, etc. author | Typically a list of people who did some of the work; sometimes these are also people who had a hand in the writing of the paper, but very often they are not (mostly for practical reasons).| | | Third, fourth, fifth, etc. author | Typically a list of people who did some of the work; sometimes these are also people who had a hand in the writing of the paper, but very often they are not (mostly for practical reasons).| |
