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There are three typical constellations here:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) The author order changes in the course of the project, with which individual authors do not agree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) First authorship was initially promised by the co-authors, but this cannot be maintained in the course of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Conflicts arise in collaborations between different disciplines, each of which has its own different custom for determining the order of authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Process and difficulties in connection with ombudsman procedures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When submitting a manuscript, all co-authors must agree with the content of the publication and the order in which authors are named. In the course of projects involving several participants, there may be changes in the order because some sets of experiments turn out to be more complex than initially thought, for example, or individuals leave the group before the project is completed. Conflicts can also frequently arise in interdisciplinary situations when discipline-specific customs differ but participants were not previously aware of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the course of a project, doctoral researchers or early postdoctoral researchers (those who have recently completed their doctorate) often shift downwards in the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to clarify authors\u2019 scope of contribution and order, ombudspersons may request the individuals concerned to issue statements, which are then checked for plausibility. If necessary, with the consent of the parties involved, experts might be asked to provide an assessment (e.g. ombudspersons from other institutions who work in the same field) or else editors can be consulted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judgement of those in charge of the project will be an important factor here. Group leaders (also known as principal investigators or PIs) are often the project managers. They have a general overview of all participants\u2019 contributions over an extended period of time: they are often the ones who establish authorship and authorship order on manuscripts, are listed as last authors themselves and act as corresponding authors (CA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the consent of the individual concerned, ombudspersons can therefore usually start by contacting the group leaders in the event of a complaint. If the group leader was not the project leader, another person may have taken on the role of corresponding author and been instrumental in determining authorship and author order. This might be the first author or an author with a middle authorship position. In addition to being in contact with the journal or publisher, corresponding authors have other tasks and responsibilities such as ensuring storage of the original data, obtaining the consent of all co-authors to submit and publish the manuscript, and checking conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, ombudspersons should always bear in mind the specific discipline or disciplines concerned when mediating with regard to issues relating to author order. Journal guidelines and discipline-specific guidelines can be helpful here.<\/p>\n\n\n

Further practical examples from the work of the German Research Ombudsman (in German only)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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