Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself
by josephjrobison on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @01:35PM
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I academia, if you're a PhD student that writes the paper, you're the "first author", but anyone who helps you do research or process data or other contributions is a "second author".
I think that's a better system, because one person may have 2 first author publications and 3 second author publications. Another person may have just 1 first author publication but 12 second author publications. So you can weigh and evaluate each person based on their assistance and contributions to others.
Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself
by __bjoernd on Sunday March 04, 2018 @03:12AM
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This system is actually designed to disincentivize assistance because only first author publications will net you scientific credits when it comes to jobs or funding.
I think that's a better system, because one person may have 2 first author publications and 3 second author publications. Another person may have just 1 first author publication but 12 second author publications. So you can weigh and evaluate each person based on their assistance and contributions to others.