Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research – Authorship Guidelines

Authorship Guidelines

Authorship standards vary between academic disciplines, which can lead to disputes over appropriate practice in collaborative work. It is important to discuss authorship early and often on a project and authorship may need to be revisited during the project lifecycle. Although authorship practices differ from one setting to another and individual situations often require discussions among members of the research team, variations in practices should be within these basic guidelines.

Mines has endorsed these Authorship Guidelines.

• Mines Thesis Writer’s Guide
• Policy for Research Integrity and Procedures for Addressing Research Misconduct

Additional Resources

• AuthorshipProject.org – resources supporting positive authorship practices.
• Authorship – Committee on Publication Ethics
• CRediT – taxonomy to describe the specific contributions of authors and other contributors.
• Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors – IMCJE