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    9 November 2026
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    Authorship practices must evolve to support collaboration and open science

    By Veronique Kiermer

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional, Career / Technical, Adult Education · For Student, Teacher, Librarian · Language English

    Abstract

    Journal authorship practices have not sufficiently evolved to reflect the way research is now done. Improvements to support teams, collaboration, and open science are urgently needed.

    Keywords Research Assessment · Taxonomy · Medical Journals · Metadata · Centrality · Citation Analysis · Computer Software