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co-authorship

Feb

Is an Independent Project Required for Co-authorship?

Submitted by undergrad-admin

photo of hands wearing blue gloves pouring a solution into a tube

—from the Lab Manager's bench and the PI's desk

The inquires we receive about earning a co-authorship from undergrads in the lab typically consist of a summary of their project and a request to evaluate if it's "independent enough."

In many cases, the undergraduate is wondering if they have produced enough independent work to write a thesis (most have by our account), but others wish to know if they will be included as co-author on a journal article or elsewhere.

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