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authorship

[aw-ther-ship] / ˈɔ θərˌʃɪp /


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Paper mills sell authorship positions and, in some cases, complete ready made scientific papers.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Tsai felt similarly appreciative of the authorship she had over Sunny, a character who in other series might have been flattened into someone to root against.

From Salon May 11, 2026

“Monsanto’s involvement with the Williams et al paper did not rise to the level of authorship and was appropriately disclosed in the acknowledgments,” Bayer said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

UK company Books by People agrees there needs to be a trusted standard for how human authorship should be disclosed.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2026

Though the piece carried no byline, the style was Owen’s and no one in the world of the natural sciences doubted the authorship.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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