Volume 18, Number 1, December 2023

Authorship Guidelines for Faculty Collaborating with Students and Professionals Collaborating with Other Professionals

AUTHOR(S):

  • Diane M. Scott, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, North Carolina Central University
  • Elise Davis-McFarland, EDM Consulting, LLC
  • Sharon E. Moss, American Speech Language Hearing Foundation
  • Tommie L. Robinson, Jr., Division of Hearing and Speech, Children's National Hospital & George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

ABSTRACT

Publications and presentations are the primary means for disseminating scholarly information and advancing research. Authorship establishes professional credibility and delineates the individuals responsible for developing and implementing the research. Publications and presentations are often a major determinant of advancement in the academic setting. The issue of authorship in collaborative research endeavors between faculty and students, therefore, is of interest and concern.

Authorship and other publication credits reflect actual scientific or professional contributions, regardless of an individual’s profession, job, or institutional status. Graduate and undergraduate students are frequently members of research teams; however, they are not in a position to advocate for the
recognition of their scholarly contributions to work conducted with and/or supervised by more senior level researchers or academicians. The most serious outcome of this situation is that the students carry out the work, but do not receive recognition for their efforts in the form of authorship.

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