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No it isn't! That's like including your mom in an author's list because without her raising you, you wouldn't be a researcher.
by bjourne 8y ago
No it isn't! That's like including your mom in an author's list because without her raising you, you wouldn't be a researcher.
- wolco 8y agoIf your mom is directly raising funds to support 40 paid position she should be included.
- jononor 8y agoIn the acknowledgements, not as an author. Especially not as primary author.
- FrojoS 8y agoThe grant application usually already laid out the research plan, hypothesis, state of the art etc. Even if there are massive changes later on, the person who wrote the grant application often provided enough scientific input to merit a co-authorship.