University of Tasmania, Australia

Section 5: Authorship

Cross References:

• Section 5 of the Australian Code
• Authorship of Research Policy
• Authorship of Research Procedure

Section 5 of the Code provides guidance on the criteria for authorship. To be named as an author, a researcher must have made a significant scholarly contribution to the work. The Code states that ‘…authorship must be based on substantial contributions in a combination of: conception and design of the project; analysis and interpretation of research data; drafting significant parts of the work or critically revising it so as to contribute to the interpretation.’

Responsibilities of the University of Tasmania

The University will:

1. Have criteria for authorship that is consistent with the Code

Responsibilities of researchers

Researchers are expected to:

1. Adhere to the authorship criteria described in Section 5 of the Code and to the University’s Authorship Policy
2. Agree on authorship of a publication at an early stage
3. Include all authors, including research trainees, who meet the criteria for authorship
4. Avoid unacceptable inclusions of authorship
5. Acknowledge other contributions fairly
6. Extend the criteria for authorship to web-based publications
7. Maintain signed acknowledgements of authorship for all publications