Patterns in Authorship: Lessons in Diversity and Justice
Arthur Greenberg · ACS symposium series · 2018
A very brief outline of some of the significant changes in journal publication and authorship practices over the last half century is presented. Among these are the sheer increase in scientists, the world-wide expansion of sources of papers, the movement toward multi-disciplinary research projects and authorships, and the increase in the number of journals and symposia, a very few of which are of inferior quality. This is followed by a brief discussion of modern standards for inclusion in the authors’ byline or acknowledgements and a discussion of the order of authors in the byline. The concluding section examines the increasing diversity in the gender, race, and ethnicity of contributing authors and acknowledges the progress that remains to be made.