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Is correspondence reflected in the author position? A bibliometric study of the relation between corresponding author and byline position

Mattsson, Pauline LU ; Sundberg, Carl Johan and Laget, Patrice (2011) In Scientometrics 87(1). p.99-105
Abstract

Bibliometric indicators are increasingly used to fund and evaluate scientific research. Since the number of authors in a paper and the number of has increased it is difficult to determine the individual contribution of authors. Suggested approaches include the study of author position or the corresponding author. Our findings show that the corresponding author is most likely to appear first and then last in the byline. The results are dependent on number of authors in a paper and national differences exist. This underscores the need to take into account both the number of authors on a paper and their position in the byline to be accurate when measuring author contribution.

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Author impact, Author position, Co-authorship, Corresponding author
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Scientometrics
volume
87
issue
1
pages
7 pages
publisher
Akademiai Kiado
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  • scopus:79952007227
ISSN
0138-9130
DOI
10.1007/s11192-010-0310-9
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English
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16673599-54aa-473a-8ea9-8c280173be32
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  title        = {{Is correspondence reflected in the author position? A bibliometric study of the relation between corresponding author and byline position}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-010-0310-9}},
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