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Your stance on ethics is correct. However, in practical terms, not all co-authors of a paper even read the whole paper. Most often, they contribute sections of
by sn41 5y ago
Your stance on ethics is correct. However, in practical terms, not all co-authors of a paper even read the whole paper. Most often, they contribute sections of the paper.
I don't think all co-authors are equally culpable in this. The paper should be retracted, but the punishment should be only to the actual perpetrator.
- ninjin 5y agoFrankly, if you do not have it in you to read through a paper you are co-authoring, maybe you should not be a co-author or maybe you should not author massive overview papers? Did someone hold a gun to their head forcing them to author a work that was so large in scope that they could not maintain sound academic standards? If you want the credit that comes with authorship, I expect you to “pay” by maintaining proper standards.