Each time researchers jointly write an article, a decision must be made about the order in
which the authors are listed. There are two main norms for doing so. The vast majority of …

Science is increasingly defined by multidimensional collaborative networks. Despite the
unprecedented growth of scientific collaboration around the globe–the collaborative turn …

There are different ways in which the authors of a scientific publication can determine the
order in which their names are listed. Sometimes author names are simply listed …

The paper reviews the literature on disciplinary credit assignment practices, and presents
the results of a longitudinal study of credit assignment practices in the fields of economics …

Women's access to academic careers has been historically limited by discrimination and
cultural constraints. Comprehensive information about gender inequality within disciplines is …

There is a significant gender gap in accounting academia that places women at a
disadvantage in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, tenure, status, high-level areas or …

Alphabetical name ordering on multi‐authored academic papers, which is the convention in
economics and various other disciplines, is to the advantage of people whose last name …

We are living in a world where the only certainty is the uncertainty in the human affairs. A few
decades ago, it was common among the academicians to discuss a future where large …

Current research performance assessment criteria contribute to some extent to author
inflation per publication. Among various indicators for evaluating the quality of research with …

Using a sample of US‐based scientific journal articles, I examine the relationship between
author surname initials and paper citations, finding that the papers with first authors whose …