{"id":2246,"date":"2014-09-17T09:27:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T03:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=2246"},"modified":"2023-12-04T18:07:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:07:35","slug":"how-to-deal-with-supervisor-claiming-authorship-of-your-research-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/how-to-deal-with-supervisor-claiming-authorship-of-your-research-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With Your Supervisor Claiming the Authorship of Your Research Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the unethical practices<\/a> that exist in the academic publishing field, there is a practice that really bothers researchers: gift authorship. Sometimes, senior supervisors or journal editors try to claim the authorship of some research papers, even when researchers believe that they do not meet the authorship criteria.<\/p>\n

Even though their decisions can be questioned, senior supervisors or editors can claim authorship if they want to. In case of conflict, you have two main options: refer the case to the head of the your institution or reach\u00a0an agreement with your supervisor that pleases you both.<\/p>\n

When to Complain?<\/h2>\n

We recommend you to do it only if you have an irrefutable proof of misconduct<\/a>, such as emails or other written material showing that your supervisor did not collaborate with the research. However, you have to be extremely sure before choosing this approach. After all, you are building your professional reputation and probably don’t want to ruin it by refuting your supervisor.<\/p>\n

Find a Common Solution<\/h2>\n

If you cannot (or simply don\u2019t want to) contradict your supervisor, the best you can do is find\u00a0a solution that benefits you as much as possible. You probably want to sign as the main researcher, but think of the\u00a0advantage of adding your supervisor’s signature in the paper. And go even further: is there any way he can help you from now on in your research and career?<\/p>\n