The need to quantify authors’ relative intellectual contributions in a multi-author paper

• Main Authors: Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur, Mac Regenstein, Joe, Abu Kassim, Noor Lide, Haque, Nazmul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier, Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56964/2/56964_The%20need%20to%20quantify%20authors%27%20relative_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56964/3/56964_The%20need%20to%20quantify%20authors%27%20relative_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56964/19/56964_The%20need%20to%20quantify%20authors%E2%80%99%20relative.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56964/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157717300111

Measuring the contribution of each author of a multi-author paper has been a long standing concern. As a possible solution to this, we propose a list of intellectual activities and logistic support activities that might be involved in the production of a research paper. We then develop a quantitativ...