Hello Graduates, <br><br>I was hoping to have an opportunity to meet with all the PHD and MED candidates this fall but did not get a chance to do so and this issue has come to my attention from other graduates and faculty in the Patton College. The question concerns publications that are being worked on by graduate students with graduate faculty? How does the authorship work? What is appropriate in this relationship?<br>
<br>My answer to this question which was posed to me is the following: (Dr. Moore may have a different opinion.)<br><br>Graduate students do not have PHDs yet and most respectable research journals are not interested in publishing papers that do not include a PHD as an author whether that person is your advisor, a faculty member you have worked with or some other PHD person. If the faculty member helped you find the locations to do the research, or helped you formulate the idea and research design, or helped you with the IRB, or edited your paper, or provided writing support then the faculty member's name should be on the paper as a contributor just like yours should be on the paper as contributor to the research of the paper. Typically the faculty name is the last name listed unless the faculty member helped significantly with the writing of the paper (for example, the faculty member wrote the methods section, results, conclusion and the graduate student wrote the literature review mainly). Little research is conducted alone -- in the science fields -- most papers have 5 to 7 authors. However, this should be discussed with the faculty member as you begin working on the paper. <br>
<br>Just acknowledging the work of the faculty member at the bottom of the paper will not help you get the paper published -- journal publication in the US do not work this way. Research journals expect that as a graduate student you are working under the mentorship of a graduate faculty member since most graduate students do not learn how to conduct research and about publishing without working with a graduate faculty member at some time. Research journals also expect that a faculty member has reviewed the article for plagiarism before submitting it to the journal -- which is critically important.<br>
<br>While this seems like a small question -- the way a graduate student presents their publications on a resume/vitae can also impact job opportunities and reference letters requested/discussed during job applications. (Universities in job discussions may ask a faculty reference about a publication found on the graduate student vitae and want to know how much work the graduate student really did with the paper.) <br>
<br>My advice is to always talk about authorship with the faculty member if you are involving the faculty member in any way with the research plan, IRB or paper.<br><br>Dr. Franklin<br><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">
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<div><p><font size="2" color="#333399" face="Tahoma">Dr. Teresa Franklin</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>Professor, Instructional
Technology</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>Instructional Technology Program
Coordinator</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>Dept. Educational
Studies</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>Gladys W. & David H. Patton
College of Education and Human Services</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>Ohio University</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>Athens, OH 45701</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>
740-593-4561 (office)</font><font size="2" color="#333399" face="tahoma"><br>740-593-0477 (fax)</font><font size="2" face="tahoma"><br>also: <a href="mailto:franklinteresa@gmail.com" target="_blank">franklinteresa@gmail.com</a></font></p>
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