Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL CONCEPTS
- 1 ETHICS AS DESIGN: DOING JUSTICE TO ETHICAL PROBLEMS
- 2 THE BASIS AND SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
- 3 CENTRAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERS
- 4 TWO MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR: ROGER BOISJOLY AND THE CHALLENGER, WILLIAM LEMESSURIER'S FIFTY-NINE STORY CRISIS
- 5 WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 6 RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH INTEGRITY
- 7 THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INVESTIGATORS FOR EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS
- 8 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
- 9 FAIR CREDIT IN RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
- 10 CREDIT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE
- EPILOG: MAKING A LIFE IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
- Bibliography and References
- Index
9 - FAIR CREDIT IN RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL CONCEPTS
- 1 ETHICS AS DESIGN: DOING JUSTICE TO ETHICAL PROBLEMS
- 2 THE BASIS AND SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
- 3 CENTRAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERS
- 4 TWO MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR: ROGER BOISJOLY AND THE CHALLENGER, WILLIAM LEMESSURIER'S FIFTY-NINE STORY CRISIS
- 5 WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 6 RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH INTEGRITY
- 7 THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INVESTIGATORS FOR EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS
- 8 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
- 9 FAIR CREDIT IN RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
- 10 CREDIT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE
- EPILOG: MAKING A LIFE IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
- Bibliography and References
- Index
Summary
JOINT AUTHORSHIP OF A PAPER
Jan and Keith are junior members of the engineering faculty at a major university. Both are seeking tenure from the university, and as part of the requirement, they are required to publish original articles in disciplinary journals.
Jan reviews some work from his work as a graduate student and reconsiders a paper based on an unpublished portion of his thesis research. He thinks that with some revision it would make a good journal article. Jan discusses this idea with Keith and proposes that together they revise the paper and bring it up to date.
Jan does most of the revising and updating. Keith makes only small contributions but is a better writer. Jan is disappointed that Keith does not make more of a contribution to the paper's content but agrees to include Keith's name as coauthor, to enhance Keith's chances of obtaining tenure. The article is accepted and published in a scientific journal.
Is it ethically acceptable for Jan to go back to his graduate student work for an article to publish?
Should Jan's thesis supervisor be credited in some way, and if so, how?
Should the source of the funding for Jan's thesis research be acknowledged in the paper?
Is it responsible for Jan to ask Keith to help revise the article? How much could they and should they have agreed upon at the start of their collaboration?
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- Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research , pp. 263 - 294Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998