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How to get published

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Determining the order of authors on a paper can vary by discipline and culture, but the general rule is that the first author is the person who conducts or supervises the data collection, analysis, presentation, and interpretation of the results, and also puts together the paper for submission. The corresponding author can be the first author, or sometimes is a senior author from the institution.
You should always avoid ghost authorship, which means excluding authors who participated in the work, and gift authorship, which means including authors who did not contribute to the work. Also, always be consistent in how you write the authors’ names.

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Authorship

Good listing principle

First author
Corresponding author

Poor listing procedure

Ghost authorship
Gift authorship

Be consistent in how you write the authors’ names.