Missing the Mark: A New Form of Honorary Authorship Motivated by Desires for Inclusion
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| Title: | Missing the Mark: A New Form of Honorary Authorship Motivated by Desires for Inclusion |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Settles, Isis H., Brassel, Sheila T., Montgomery, Georgina M., Elliott, Kevin C., Soranno, Patricia A., Cheruvelil, Kendra Spence |
| Source: | Innovative Higher Education. Aug 2018 43(4):303-319. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA) |
| Contract Number: | SES1449466 EF1065786 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Authors, Faculty Publishing, Interviews, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Faculty, Scientific Research, Decision Making, Teamwork, Power Structure, Disproportionate Representation, Environment, Ecology, Professional Recognition |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-018-9429-z |
| ISSN: | 0742-5627 |
| Abstract: | As scientific teams in academia have become increasingly large, interdisciplinary, and diverse, more attention has been paid to honorary authorship (i.e., giving authorship to those not making a significant contribution). Our study examined whether honorary authorship occurs because of the desire to include all or many team members. Interviews with project principal investigators (n = 6) and early-career project members (n = 6) from 6 interdisciplinary environmental science research teams revealed that principal investigators frequently employed inclusion-motivated honorary authorship but that this practice had some negative impacts on early-career team members with less power and status, thereby undermining true inclusion of those from underrepresented groups. We believe our findings are of import not only for environmental scientists, but also for scholars who are interested in issues of authorship decision-making regardless of disciplinary affiliation. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 38 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1184139 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | As scientific teams in academia have become increasingly large, interdisciplinary, and diverse, more attention has been paid to honorary authorship (i.e., giving authorship to those not making a significant contribution). Our study examined whether honorary authorship occurs because of the desire to include all or many team members. Interviews with project principal investigators (n = 6) and early-career project members (n = 6) from 6 interdisciplinary environmental science research teams revealed that principal investigators frequently employed inclusion-motivated honorary authorship but that this practice had some negative impacts on early-career team members with less power and status, thereby undermining true inclusion of those from underrepresented groups. We believe our findings are of import not only for environmental scientists, but also for scholars who are interested in issues of authorship decision-making regardless of disciplinary affiliation. |
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| ISSN: | 0742-5627 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-018-9429-z |
