From the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Discusses not only authorship disputes but also other aspects of authorship. Includes advice on preventing authorship problems, suggestions of what to do if such problems occur, definitions of important terms relating to authorship, and discussion of the concepts represented by these terms. Suitable not only for new researchers but also for more advanced ones.

Article, by Natasha Das and Monica Panjabi, in the April-June 2011 issue of the journal Perspectives in Clinical Research. Although primarily for medical writers, also can aid authors in other fields. Includes a section on types of plagiarism and a set of tips for avoiding plagiarism.