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Flotemersch, J. AND J. Rhodus. Authorship Guidance in a Federal Research Laboratory: A Case Study. SCIENCE EDITOR. University of California/University Hall, Berkeley, CA, 39(1):1 - 10, (2016).

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The purpose of this manuscript is to provide guidance to other scientific research organizations needing to prepare authorship guidance of their own.

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As science has become more specialized and collaborative, a need has emerged for research organizations to develop authorship guidance that can be shared and discussed with potential collaborators. We present the guidance developed for a United States (U.S.) federal research laboratory that collaborates with both governmental and nongovernmental colleagues globally. Topics included in the guidance were identified during a review of existing authorship guidelines and discussions with laboratory scientists and managers. Criteria are presented that clearly define what constitutes authorship, and guidance is provided for addressing author order, equal contributorship, unique coauthorship issues, author responsibilities, authorship abuse, contributorship statements, acknowledgments, and dispute resolution. While not exhaustive, this list of topics provides a strong starting point for other scientific research organizations needing to prepare authorship guidance of their own. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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