The US National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine has been leading innovative educational programs in Responsible Science with life scientists in the Middle East, North Africa and various parts of Asia. Discussions relating to authorship credits, placement (first-last), guest authorship, are some of the liveliest but also most disconcerting due to the extent of problems revealed in most of the places visited. This talk will elaborate on these issues taking into account the cultural context while juxtaposing the norms and expectations among academics in high income countries.

Authorship issues in academia of low and lower middle-income countries

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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