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Nature Genetics on teamwork and consortia

For the genetics field as well as others, an increasing number of research papers are the products of research consortia. In its January Editorial, Nature Genetics (41, 1; 2009) reports on how the journal is coping with the effects of team knowledge production on publication, and advises authors of what they can do to expedite the publication of their work.

One of several points made in the Editorial is that “Scientific productivity is rapidly increasing thanks to collaboration, and this has created a greater need for communication and coordination. In response, publishers have now begun to offer researchers customized unique contributor identification services such as ”https://www.researcherid.com/“>ResearcherID. However, we recognize that it would be unrealistic to expect something as central as individual identity and reputation to be definitively provided or controlled by any organization. What is really needed is a database or convention of online contributor identity, controlled by knowledge producers themselves, a service that records consortium membership with dates of joining and leaving, roles within consortia and authoring groups, and funding sources.”

Nature Genetics guide to authors.

The Nature journals’ policies on authorship.

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