Explaining Order among Those Who Share Positions in the Author Byline

ABSTRACT In an effort to reduce gender biases in authorship positions, mBio will now require an explanation for how order was determined among those who share positions in the author byline. We hope that by requiring explanations, the explanation will help those in second and third positions get the...

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Main Authors: Arturo Casadevall, Patrick Schloss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-10-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01981-19
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description ABSTRACT In an effort to reduce gender biases in authorship positions, mBio will now require an explanation for how order was determined among those who share positions in the author byline. We hope that by requiring explanations, the explanation will help those in second and third positions get their full share of credit, even when not listed first.
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spelling doaj.art-8af6cbc54573416e81f3bfbeab864f0d2022-12-21T23:37:31ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologymBio2150-75112019-10-0110510.1128/mBio.01981-19Explaining Order among Those Who Share Positions in the Author BylineArturo Casadevall0Patrick Schloss1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAMicrobiology & Immunology, University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAABSTRACT In an effort to reduce gender biases in authorship positions, mBio will now require an explanation for how order was determined among those who share positions in the author byline. We hope that by requiring explanations, the explanation will help those in second and third positions get their full share of credit, even when not listed first.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01981-19authorshipbiasgender
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title Explaining Order among Those Who Share Positions in the Author Byline
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title_short Explaining Order among Those Who Share Positions in the Author Byline
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gender
url https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01981-19
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