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Yes 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 SecondFi
by tpoacher 2y ago
Yes 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.