Dear #AcademicTwitter - want your thoughts. Working with a former student on publishing their thesis. We have a person on there who has:
- demanded they be second author for "reasons"
- made small comments once
- doesn't respond to emails about moving on in a timely manner
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- sends nice emails to all of us - sends vaguely threatening and very aggressive emails to the ECR student - only contribution appears to be access to the data, as part of the practicum the student completed. What is a good move here? I want to punt kick them.pic.twitter.com/pJqCdDWFS7
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Replying to @aggieerin
What are the authorship norms in your department/field?
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Replying to @CNSteltenpohl
Good question - obviously, the paper couldn't have happened without access to the data. However, I am unsure that this compels authorship - and I am especially concerned about the bullying of an ECR behind the scenes.
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Replying to @aggieerin @CNSteltenpohl
It might be worth referring that person to APA authorship guidelines too. If I remember correctly, authors should have directly worked on the paper/project or significantly contributed to the idea for the project. I don’t think providing data with minor comments is justified.
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Replying to @AlyssaCounsell @CNSteltenpohl
Thanks! That’s what I have in my email so far. Going to make sure it still sounds professional tomorrow morning though.
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I feel like there are two separate issues, one is the authorship (which I think the other replies deal with well) the other is the clear-cut (from what you say) bullying.
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Replying to @o_guest @aggieerin and
This ("sends vaguely threatening and very aggressive emails to the ECR student") to me is a sign of deeper issues. I hope the person on the receiving end of this BS is OK and doesn't have to endure any more shit.
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Is there a way to stop this for the future?
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Replying to @o_guest
original tweets were as polite as possible - the emails only sent to the student were at best rude, at worst power play-bullying. I sent a strongly worded email about how these things were unacceptable and here’s an authorship agreement if you wish to continue.
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