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You should in general prefer to give people as much credit as possible. in AI/ML we have the astrik of "equal contribution" which can be used to make N authors
by Der_Einzige 2y ago
You should in general prefer to give people as much credit as possible. in AI/ML we have the astrik of "equal contribution" which can be used to make N authors technically "first author".
- tpoacher 2y agoYes but you'd still cite the paper as "as shown in FirstFirstAuthor et al (2024)" which rather defeats the purpose. And citing as "FirstFirstAuthor and SecondFirstAuthor and [...] et al" is both impractical and petty. Which is what caused the whole "race to first authorship" mentality in the first place.
- Der_Einzige 2y agoNo, you cite the very first author only. The "multiple first author" stuff is for when you talk about your paper to others.