Good practice in research: authorship & publication ethics

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Have you ever faced any issues related to authorship within your research group or making a submission to a journal? - Who gets to be an author? - How do you start a conversation on authorship with your research team? - What approaches can be used to resolve an authorship problem? - How are mistakes handled in a published paper? - In what circumstances will a paper be retracted from a journal?

Publishing research, and getting fair credit for publishing, can lead to difficulties and pitfalls (especially if you’re unsure about how to best manage various aspects of the process).

Using case studies and group discussion, this course will explore best practice in authorship and publication from deciding how authorship of a paper is decided to managing the challenges that can arise when working with publishers or editors. Discussions will include ‘grey areas’, common issues and pitfalls, and you will be given the opportunity to share your experiences and perspectives.

The instructor is Dr Rhys Morgan, Research Governance and Integrity Officer, or Dr Sinead Healy of the Research Strategy Office (RSO).

This course is developed for postdoctoral researchers. It is applicable to postdocs across all disciplines.

- Introduce the University Guidelines on Authorship within your research context; - Discuss the rights and responsibilities of authorship; - Explain the types of authorship abuse (ghost, gift, guest, denial…); - Provide tips for minimizing and resolving authorship disputes; - Outline common mistakes and issues faced in preparing research publications.

Online participative workshop with presentations, case studies and interactive discussions.

One-hour session