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The point was that there is no requirement beyond conceiving of the work and intellectual (not just spelling and grammar) feedback for her to be considered a co
by semi-extrinsic 10y ago
The point was that there is no requirement beyond conceiving of the work and intellectual (not just spelling and grammar) feedback for her to be considered a coauthor.
It's not very different from a professor having a idea, giving it to a grad student to implement, run and write the paper, and then the professor gives feedback on the paper before submitting.
- wolf550e 10y agoYour professor can fully understand your work, could have done it herself if she had the time, and can fully check your work for any flaws or limitations. Your non-technical manager cannot fully understand your work, do it herself or check it. If "Substantial contributions to the conception ... of the work" is enough to be a co-author, she should be a co-author. But that means that if Pointy-Haired-Boss tells Dilbert to "make the Skype call to Mars less laggy" and Dilbert invents FTL communication, PHB gets to be co-author of the paper (and resulting Nobel prize?). That seems too generous to PHB.