The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sham science

Re:The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sha... by gumby on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:24PM (#26562455)

As the authors are typically listed alphabetically that would unwittingly have an inhumane result.

(My name moved from the end of the alphabet to the middle when I married. I was amused that it actually makes a difference).

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Re:The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sha... by bostonfincs on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:33PM (#26562509)

Authors aren’t usually listed alphabetically in academic papers though, typically it is relative contribution (not saying alphabetical never happens though).

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Re:The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sha... by nickswalker on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:51PM (#26562635)

It differs by research area. For example, the mathematics authorship convention is alphabetical. Computer science is by contribution.

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Re:The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sha... by asciident on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:20PM (#26563197)

Computer science theory papers are alphabetical as well.

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Re:The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sha... by cozzyd on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:23PM (#26563221)

In large collaborations, this is common. See e.g. https://inspirehep.net/authors/1222902?ui-citation-summary=t...

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Re:The fight against fake-paper factories that churn out sha... by icelancer on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:50PM (#26562623)

Also depends on the journal; some have the most impactful author stated last.

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