What is group author or consortium?

A group author (also called collaborative author) is a group name (such as “CONSORT Group” or “AHA Heart Failure Taskforce” or “XY Workshop Members”), which will be listed as an author in the author list.

What is consortium authorship?

Consortia authorship A collective of authors can be listed as a consortium. If necessary, individual authors can be listed in both the main author list and as a member of a consortium. All authors within a consortium must be listed at the end of the paper.

Do collaborators count as authors?

Collaborator names are included redundantly even if they have also been included as authors for the citation (because they also appear in the byline or are explicitly identified in the article as the authors).

How do you list authors on a publication?

The following are some common methods for establishing author order lists.

1. Relative contribution. As mentioned above, the most common way authors are listed is by relative contribution.
2. Alphabetical list.
3. Multiple “first” authors.
4. Multiple “last” authors.
5. Negotiated order.

How do you list authors contributions?

The section should be titled “Authors’ Contributions” In the Word doc, it appears after the Acknowledgments section and before Conflicts of Interest. Only author initials are used (without titles or degrees). Style the initials exactly as the name appears in the metadata.

Is collaborator same as co author?

A coauthor is a full partner in both content and writing. Coauthors contribute ideas for the book and help write the book. A collaborator, on the other hand, usually provides either content expertise or writing expertise.

In what order should authors be listed?

After the first author, the authors are usually listed according to their contribution to the work, from the most to the least. If more than one author contributed equally, you can ask the journal editor to note this in the publication.

How are authors listed in a paper?

The most common way authors are listed is by relative contribution. The author who most substantially worked on the draft article and the underlying research becomes the first author. The others are ranked in descending order of contribution.

Where do you put author contributions in a paper?

What is contribution in a paper?

What is a contribution? · A contribution includes an addition to your field’s overall knowledge. It is the main idea of your paper and the main purpose of your research.

How do I cite a consortium paper in my CV?

Put the paper in your CV with the authors just as they appear in the standard citation, then add a note at the end of that citation that says you were part of the consortium authors. Following your example:

What is the difference between a consortium author and author?

Consortium authors are authors as well, just much less “important” authors than the main authors. The situation is in fact quite similar to being in the middle of a large author list (e.g., one of my papers where I am 12th out of 32 authors).

Who should be listed as coauthors in a manuscript?

Usually, “named individual authors who accept responsibility for the article” should be listed as coauthors alongside the the group author in the authorship byline Individual members of the group can be listed in the manuscript in the Acknowledgements section. See What are “collaborators” and where should they be listed?

What is the best way to add co-authors to an article?

“authors to identify both the group name and the named individual authors who accept responsibility for the article” (i.e. in JMIR journals, they should be added in the metadata form as coauthors)