Authorship confers credit for an individual’s contribution to research. It also implies accountability for their work. However, due to the differences between practice and customs of disciplines, there are no universally accepted standards for assigning authorship.

【Why Authorship Matters】

■ ORI Introduction to RCR: Authorship and Publication

■ Authorship: From Credit to Accountability

■ ICMJE: Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors

■ The Council of Science Editors (CSE):Authorship and Authorship Responsibilities

【Authorship Guidelines in Different Disciplines】

 Natural Sciences 

■ American Chemical Society: What Constitutes Authorship?

■ American Chemical Society: Deciding Authorship Order

■ American Chemical Society: The Evolution of Authorship

■ Nature Research journals' authorship policy

■ IEEE:Definition of Authorship

■ The American Physical Society:Guidelines on Ethics

 Social Sciences 

■ The American Psychological Association (APA): Tips for Determining Authorship Credit

■ The American Sociological Association (ASA):Code of Ethics (p.17)

 Humanities   (Most of the articles are single-authored)

■ What constitutes authorship? COPE Discussion Document 

■ Co-authorship in the Humanities and Social Sciences A global view

【Tips for Avoiding Authorship Conflicts】

■ The COPE Report: How to handle authorship disputes: a guide for new researchers

■ COPE:How to recognise potential authorship problems

■ Determining and negotiating authorship (APA)

■ Authorship agreement form(APA)

■ Co-authorship (Phd On Track)

■ Authorship Practices to Avoid Conflicts

■ CRediT – Contributor Roles 

【Further Reading】

■ The rise of research networks

■ Physics paper sets record with more than 5,000 authors

■ Publishing: Credit where credit is due

■ Authorship, contributorship, who’s doing what, and what do we need?

■ Accountability and Authorship

■ Responsibility for Scientific Misconduct in Collaborative Papers

■ COPE: Standards in Authorship webinar

■ Co‐author responsibility